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Hospitality management programs in Illinois

6 hospitality management programs with results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these hospitality management programs, and Illinois has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Illinois files no usable prices. One school runs 3 of these 6 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.

Lodging managers make sure guests have a pleasant stay and that a hotel or other lodging runs well. Some start with a high school diploma and several years of hotel work; an associate degree or certificate in hotel, restaurant or hospitality management can qualify you at smaller properties.1

In Illinois, 1 of the 6 programs asks for a high school diploma or equivalent and 5 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 6 programs here are hospitality and hotel management certificate or course (4 programs) and hospitality management (associate degree, 2 programs).

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How much do hospitality management programs cost in Illinois?

Not reported

Illinois files no usable prices, so none can be shown.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 6 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 6 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 6 programs report it
Length
33 to 60 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Illinois may also offer hospitality management programs. How these figures are made

Are there free hospitality management programs in Illinois?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 6 hospitality management programs in Illinois approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Hospitality management (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses

    A.A.S. Hospitality Management Degree

    Harper College

    Palatine

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Harper College, PalatineHospitality management (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, A.A.S. Hospitality Management Degree at Harper College
    More details about A.A.S. Hospitality Management Degree at Harper College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, A.A.S. Hospitality Management Degree at Harper College

  • Hospitality and hotel management certificate or courseHybridPrerequisite courses

    Hospitality Manager Certificate 22FI

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeHospitality and hotel management certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Hospitality Manager Certificate 22FI at College of Lake County
    More details about Hospitality Manager Certificate 22FI at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Hospitality Manager Certificate 22FI at College of Lake County

  • Hospitality and hotel management certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Hospitality Operations Certificate

    Kankakee Community College

    Kankakee

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Kankakee Community College, KankakeeHospitality and hotel management certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Hospitality Operations Certificate at Kankakee Community College
    More details about Hospitality Operations Certificate at Kankakee Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Hospitality Operations Certificate at Kankakee Community College

  • Hospitality and hotel management certificate or courseHybridPrerequisite courses

    Hospitality Supervisor 22FG

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeHospitality and hotel management certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Hospitality Supervisor 22FG at College of Lake County
    More details about Hospitality Supervisor 22FG at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Hospitality Supervisor 22FG at College of Lake County

  • Hospitality management (associate degree)HybridPrerequisite courses

    Hospitality and Culinary Management - AAS 22FB

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeHospitality management (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Hospitality and Culinary Management - AAS 22FB at College of Lake County
    More details about Hospitality and Culinary Management - AAS 22FB at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Hospitality and Culinary Management - AAS 22FB at College of Lake County

  • Hospitality and hotel management certificate or courseHybridPrerequisite courses

    Hotel Manager

    Awaken Foundation L3C

    Rockford

    Prerequisite courses

    Awaken Foundation L3C, RockfordHospitality and hotel management certificate or courseHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Hotel Manager at Awaken Foundation L3C
    More details about Hotel Manager at Awaken Foundation L3C
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Hotel Manager at Awaken Foundation L3C

How to pay for hospitality management programs in Illinois

WIOA funding can pay for hospitality management programs in Illinois

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for hospitality management programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for hospitality management programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Hospitality management programs in Chicago, Kankakee, Rockford and other Illinois cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Illinois

How hospitality management programs compare with the rest of food and hospitality: Culinary and hospitality programs in Illinois

Where the Illinois hospitality management program numbers come from

Which Illinois hospitality management programs are on this list?

These are the hospitality management programs Illinois approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Illinois offers.

How the prices and results of Illinois hospitality management programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Illinois figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Illinois among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share who finished for Illinois: only a few programs report it, and those at a typical 11%. We leave out prices for Illinois: the state files a code in place of each price, so no price can be shown.

Sources for the facts about hospitality management programs in Illinois

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Lodging Managers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns