Hospitality Schools in Virginia
Virginia contains
nine
schools that offer hospitality programs.
James Madison University,
the highest-ranking hospitality school in VA, has a total student population of 18,971 and
is the
72nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 hospitality schools
in Virginia,
only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Southeast Culinary & Hospitality College comes out as the most expensive ($19,966/yr),
with Dabney S Lancaster Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,009/yr.
Hospitality students from Virginia 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 Virginia alone, there are
297,650 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of
$20,890. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn
$19,340/yr and there are 8,670 employed.
Also, within the hospitality schools
in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from hospitality,
there are 3782 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Hospitality Programs in Virginia
James Madison University
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia State University
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Southeast Culinary & Hospitality College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Northern Virginia Community College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Tidewater Community College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Southwest Virginia Community College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Dabney S Lancaster Community College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Virginia Highlands Community College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Virginia Interesting Facts
- Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
- The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
- Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
- Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
- Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".
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