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Hospitality Schools
in Portland, OR
Western Culinary Institute
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Hospitality Schools in Portland
Portland, OR (population: 573,530) has one hospitality school within its city limits. Western Culinary Institute has a total student population of 725. It is the 3586th highest ranked school in the USA and the 44th highest in the state of Oregon (#1 is Reed College).
Hospitality students from Portland 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 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area alone, there are 84,580 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average salary of $23,080. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this area earn $19,780/yr and there are 2,080 employed.
Portland lies in Clackamas county, which is one of the 16 counties in Oregon. Overall, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area has 993,470 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $22.15/hr average worker wage, and a $46,080 average annual salary. Thus, about 2.091 out of every 1000 jobs in Portland are held by hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop, and 85.132/1000 are held by food preparation and serving related employees.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Western Culinary Institute ends up costing a student $48,778/yr.
Hospitality Programs in Portland
Western Culinary Institute
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered: Associates
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Cities Near Portland
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Portland |
| Vancouver | WA | 169,603 | 5 | 29.2795 | 91 | 6.3 miles |
| Beaverton | OR | 94,639 | 1 | 27.5128 | 6 | 8.8 miles |
| Aloha | OR | 48,328 | 1 | 25.9507 | 7 | 10.8 miles |
| Gresham | OR | 104,562 | 1 | 12.9715 | 88 | 11.0 miles |
| Oregon City | OR | - | 1 | 13.6089 | 75 | 12.9 miles |
| McMinnville | OR | - | 3 | 33.009 | 71 | 34.7 miles |
| Salem | OR | 157,890 | 12 | 32.4146 | 406 | 46.3 miles |
| The Dalles | OR | - | 1 | 11.3829 | 21 | 71.8 miles |
| Astoria | OR | - | 2 | 18.4622 | 36 | 72.0 miles |
| Corvallis | OR | 51,582 | 1 | 28.8426 | 8 | 73.6 miles |