Hospitality Management
The nation’s dynamic lodging industry generates over $100 billion in yearly sales, employs over 2 million people and creates 100,000 new jobs each year. A wide variety of career opportunities exist in convention, resort, luxury and motor hotels as well as in new lodging concepts such as all-suite hotels, bed-and-breakfast inns and geriatric care facilities.
NVCC's Hospitality Management degree provides students with a foundation in the foodservice management or hotel management. Students can tailor the program to their interests with a choice of options. Two degree options exist:
Food Service Management Option
Program Overview
Food service is the second largest retail industry in the nation. The demand for qualified personnel is much greater than the supply. Career opportunities abound in restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, conference centers, air and cruise lines, schools and colleges, and health care. Because the demand for qualified personnel is much greater than the supply, the daily responsibilities of many food service managers can be as complicated as some of the meals prepared by a fine chef. In addition to the traditional duties of selecting and pricing menu items, using food and other supplies efficiently and achieving quality in food preparation and service, managers are also responsible for a growing number of administrative and human resource tasks.
If you're up to the challenge, you'll find an abundance of opportunities in restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, conference centers, air and cruise lines, schools and colleges, and health care upon completing one of our programs. Explore our certificate and degree options to see which fit is best for you!
Earn a degree
- Hospitality Management: Food service Option A.S.
- Career-oriented students are prepared for beginning positions in food service management. Typical positions for which graduates are qualified include: Dining Room Manager, Line Cook, Health Care Dietary, Personal Chef, or Catering Operations.
- Students may transfer to Johnson & Wales University which accepts 60 Food service Management credits.
Earn a certificate
Certificate programs in Culinary Arts and Dietary Supervision are available to students who do not wish to pursue a full two-year course of study.
Hotel Management Option
Program Overview
The nation’s dynamic lodging industry generates over $100 billion in yearly sales, employs over 2 million people and creates 100,000 new jobs each year. Demand for managerial personnel is projected to increase by up to 20-27 percent by the year 2008. A wide variety of career opportunities exist in convention, resort, luxury and motor hotels as well as in new lodging concepts such as all-suite hotels, bed-and-breakfast inns and geriatric care facilities. A comfortable room, good food, and a helpful staff can make being away from home an enjoyable experience for both vacationing families and business travelers. While most lodging managers work in traditional hotels and motels, some work in other lodging establishments, such as camps, inns, boardinghouses, dude ranches, and recreational resorts. In full-service hotels, lodging managers help their guests have a pleasant stay by providing many of the comforts of home, including cable television, fitness equipment, and voice mail, as well as specialized services such as health spas. For business travelers, lodging managers often schedule available meeting rooms and electronic equipment, including slide projectors and fax machines. Hotels increasingly emphasize specialized training. Job opportunities in hotel management are expected to be best for persons with college degrees in hotel or restaurant management.
Earn a degree
- Hospitality Management: Hotel Option A.S.
- Career-oriented students are prepared for beginning positions in hotel management. Typical positions for which graduates are qualified include: front desk manager, banquet manager, health care dietary, tourism, and event planning.