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Hospitality management programs in Columbus, Ohio

10 hospitality management programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these hospitality management programs with classes in the Columbus area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 5 of these 10 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 Columbus, 5 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent and 4 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 10 programs here are hospitality management (associate degree, 4 programs), hotel and guest services job course (4 programs) and hospitality and hotel management certificate or course (2 programs).

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All 23 hospitality management programs in Ohio, including online programs

How much do hospitality management programs cost in Columbus?

$1,506 to $10,859 is what most hospitality management programs in Columbus cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $1,505 to $15,592

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 10 programs report it

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

Are there free hospitality management programs in Columbus?

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

All 10 hospitality management programs in Columbus approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for hospitality management programs in Columbus

WIOA funding can pay for hospitality management programs in Columbus

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.

Other training in Columbus

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

Where the Columbus hospitality management program numbers come from

Which Columbus hospitality management programs are on this list?

These are the hospitality management programs with classes in the Columbus area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Ohio page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Columbus 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.

Sources for the facts about hospitality management programs in Columbus

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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