What is hospitality and foodservice management?
The hospitality and foodservice management industry is a high-growth and fast-paced industry with domestic and international opportunities in management sectors including lodging management, food and beverage management, and meeting and event management.
Why hospitality and tourism management?
Collin College has a tradition of preparing individuals for supervisory and management roles in the global hospitality industry. Collin College offers a business-focused curriculum, hands-on learning, and a cooperative work experience component. Our students learn with a supportive faculty and industry professionals who have diverse background and industry experience. Students enjoy opportunities to connect with industry professionals through events on and off campus.
Part of the Collin College’s Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Education (IHCE), classes are taught by industry professionals who emphasize problem-solving, creativity and industry involvement, in addition to practical on-the-job experience. By the time you complete an Associate of Applied Science degree from Collin, you will have achieved more than 300 hours of work experience directly related to your chosen field. The program also offers certificates, so you can get a quicker return on your educational investment as you build toward an AAS degree.
Accreditation
The Hospitality and Foodservice Management program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA).
http://www.acpha-cahm.org/
Transfer
The Hospitality and Foodservice Management Program completed a 2 + 2 agreement with Texas Tech University (TTU). This program allows a Collin College student to apply all 60 credit hours from their AAS degree and 16 credit hours from advanced general education course to a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science (BAAS) Degree in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management (RHIM) from TTU. Starting with the Spring 2021 semester TTU will start offering the classes needed to complete the BAAS degree in RHIM at the Collin Higher Education Center in McKinney, TX.
Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with a Collin academic advisors. Also check the degree requirement of the intended transfer college prior to beginning this program to verify course degree applicability.
Department Website:
http://www.collin.edu/department/ihce/index.html
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