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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,673 people earned their degree in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager, making the major the 456th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 119 restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 9 associates’s restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College is $4,295 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College is $9,059 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Johnson County Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 16 associates’s restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JCCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JCCC is $12,632 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

OTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,908 for plains states region associate degree restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend OTC.

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#5

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Island, Nebraska. It awarded 3 associates’s restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Community College is $8,235 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager students whose families make more than $110k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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