Hospitality Schools in Colorado
Colorado contains
seven
schools that offer hospitality programs.
University of Denver,
the highest-ranking hospitality school in CO, has a total student population of 11,644 and
is the
148th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 7 hospitality schools
in Colorado,
only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
University of Denver comes out as the most expensive ($31,044/yr),
with Colorado Mountain College as the lowest recorded at only $6,996/yr.
Hospitality students from Colorado schools who go on to become
hospitality managers,
caterers,
event planners,
wedding planners, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 334,310 people working as
hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$19,190.
Also, Food preparation and serving related employees make on average $20,880 per year and there are about 11,218,260 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Colorado alone, there are
206,780 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of
$21,920. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn
$19,670/yr and there are 8,120 employed.
Also, within the hospitality schools
in Colorado, the average student population is 3,182 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
18 to 1. Aside from hospitality,
there are 2501 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,103 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,337, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Hospitality Programs in Colorado
University of Denver
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Colorado Mountain College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Front Range Community College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Pueblo Community College
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Colorado Interesting Facts
- ""Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price."
- Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. In 1976 the Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. 62% of all state Voters choose at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution and population boom it would have on the State Of Colorado, and the City of Denver.
- The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.
- The world's largest flat-top mountain is in Grand Mesa.
- In Fruita, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Seems that a farmer named L.A. Olsen cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 in anticipation of a chicken dinner - and Mike lived for another 4 years without a head.
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