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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Hotel & Event Management and enter the workforce. Students explore all management facets of the hotel and event industries. The degree is designed to prepare students with the necessary skills and knowledge for entry level careers in the various classifications of hotels, meetings, conventions, expositions, and special events. Students will participate in one industry related internship. During these courses, students receive applied experiences in both service and operational areas of the hotel and event planning industries. Students take a nationally recognized test from the Education Foundation of the National Restaurant Association, if passed with a score of 75% or more students receive the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification.
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What You Will Learn
Upon completion of the program you will be able to:
1. Recognize and analyze critical issues, current challenges, and customer and market trends in the lodging and events industries
2. Demonstrate a solid understanding of effective lodging and event sales, marketing, and management practices
3. Acquire, integrate, and evaluate yield, sales, revenue management, and cost control strategies for operating efficient, profitable lodging and/or events operations
4. Perform cost calculations and apply them to decision-making situations
5. Forecast sales and expenses in a variety of hospitality businesses
6. Establish supervision and management work-ethic traits through personal conduct and effective teamwork
7. Acquire an understanding of legal and human resource challenges in the hospitality industry
8. Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills pertaining to a team environment and guest services
First Semester
Second Semester
| HOS 1048 | Intro to Food and Beverage | 3 |
| HOS 2042 | Hotel Sales and Marketing | 3 |
| HOS 1041 | Convention Management | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Any BUS, CIS, MAN, or MAR Course | 3 |
| MATH | Career Mathematics (MAT 1140) or Higher | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Third Semester
| HOS 2021 or ACC 1011 | Basic Hotel & Rest Accounting (HOS 2021) or Intro to Financial Accounting (ACC 1011) | 3 |
| HOS 2055 | Hospitality HR Management | 3 |
| PHI 2005 | Business Ethics: GT-AH3 | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Any BUS, CIS, MAN, or MAR Course | 3 |
| ENGLISH | Composition I/II (ENG 1021/22) or Technical Writing (ENG 1031) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Semester
Semester Note: For Internship (HOS 2080), you must obtain Program Director approval to register. It is offered every semester at LC as a hybrid and requires 90 hours in an approved internship setting.