2025 Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Ranked #85 in popularity, general hospitality administration/management is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for general hospitality administration/management students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 160 associate degrees in general hospitality administration/management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Hospitality Administration/Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general hospitality administration/management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality hotel & restaurant management program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general hospitality administration/management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general hospitality administration/management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general hospitality administration/management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general hospitality administration/management students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools

The hotel & restaurant management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Hospitality Administration/Management in Florida

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general hospitality administration/management.

Top Florida Schools for an Associate in Hotel & Restaurant Management

1

Valencia College
Orlando, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

Valencia College is a great choice for students interested in an associate degree in general hospitality administration/management. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general hospitality administration/management from Valencia College

2

Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general hospitality administration/management has to look into Palm Beach State College. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in general hospitality administration/management from Palm Beach State College

3

Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Broward College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general hospitality administration/management. BC is a very large public college located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.More information about a associate in general hospitality administration/management from Broward College

4

Miami Dade College
Miami, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Miami Dade College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general hospitality administration/management. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in general hospitality administration/management from Miami Dade College

5

St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in general hospitality administration/management from St Petersburg College

Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	27
Georgia	217	57
West Virginia	180	1
Tennessee	170	0
Arkansas	161	15
Virginia	158	28
Louisiana	124	13
Alabama	109	34

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General Hospitality Administration/Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Hospitality Management area of study, General Hospitality Administration/Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Hotel & Restaurant Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Restaurant/Food Services Management	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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