Culinary Arts & Hospitality Program

This program focuses on preparing students for management, marketing, and operation of restaurant and other food services; lodging, attractions, recreation events, and travel related services.  Skills acquired in this program include operational and management skills; event planning and organization; customer service; aspects of the travel industry; food preparation; time management; communication; decision making; project management and entrepreneurship.

Hospitality studies is the first-year two-hour course, followed in the second and/or third year by either the two-hour or three-hour Advanced Hospitality Studies courses.

Second and third year students are highly encouraged to take the three-hour option for their advanced course. The three-hour course allows the students to work in the student restaurant serving food and beverages during lunch hours. This restaurant is open to the public.