Hospitality management programs in Louisiana

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

2 schools offer these hospitality management programs, and Louisiana has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

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 Louisiana, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 3 programs here are hospitality and hotel management certificate or course (2 programs) and restaurant and food service management certificate or course (1 program).

See the 3 programs

How much do hospitality management programs cost in Louisiana?

$1,095 to $2,983

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Length: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Are there free hospitality management programs in Louisiana?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $1,095 to $2,983.

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

All 3 hospitality management programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Hospitality and hotel management certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Hotel Management
University Of New Orleans
Based in New Orleans, LA
Accredited school
No diploma needed
University Of New Orleans, based in New Orleans, LAHospitality and hotel management certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,095
Program website, Hotel Management at University Of New Orleans
More details about Hotel Management at University Of New Orleans
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
26 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,095
Program website, Hotel Management at University Of New Orleans
Restaurant and food service management certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Restaurant Management
University Of New Orleans
Based in New Orleans, LA
Accredited school
No diploma needed
University Of New Orleans, based in New Orleans, LARestaurant and food service management certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,095
Program website, Restaurant Management at University Of New Orleans
More details about Restaurant Management at University Of New Orleans
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
26 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,095
Program website, Restaurant Management at University Of New Orleans
Hospitality and hotel management certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed
Hospitality
Goodwill Technical College
New Orleans
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Goodwill Technical College, New OrleansHospitality and hotel management certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,983
Program website, Hospitality at Goodwill Technical College
More details about Hospitality at Goodwill Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$250
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$2,983
Program website, Hospitality at Goodwill Technical College

How to pay for hospitality management programs in Louisiana

WIOA funding can pay for hospitality management programs in Louisiana

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 Louisiana

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

Where the Louisiana hospitality management program numbers come from

Which Louisiana hospitality management programs are on this list?

These are the hospitality management programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.

How the prices and results of Louisiana 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 Louisiana figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.

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