Hospitality Administration/Management programs in California
64 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,281 at City College of San Francisco.
What this work pays in California
Business Operations Specialists, All Other in California earn a median of $87,570 a year across 155,000 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $174,560 | 99,580 |
| Food Service Managers | $78,260 | 33,180 |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | $71,120 | 20,650 |
| Facilities Managers | $118,620 | 20,550 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | $79,550 | 7,000 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (11 grads) | 10 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Napa Valley College Napa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Napa Valley College Napa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Shasta College Redding | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Hospitality Administration/Management — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.