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2023 Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Central Piedmont Community College to be the best school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 33 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 2 spot on the list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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#3

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Out of the 33 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwinnett Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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#5

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for hospitality management students working on their basic certificate. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

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#6

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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American Public University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Central Georgia Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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With a ranking of #10, Jefferson State Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,397
Georgia 180
Tennessee 123
Louisiana 111
Virginia 347
North Carolina 313
West Virginia 59
Alabama 311
Mississippi 74
South Carolina 360
Arkansas 33
Kentucky 79

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 9,593
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 2,122
Tourism and Travel Services Management 1,133
Restaurant/Food Services Management 915
Meeting and Event Planning 915
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 659
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 444
Resort Management 220
Casino Management 13
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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