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You graduate understanding how to apply the administrative and practical skills to manage food and lodging operations, including:

• Hospitality principles
• Restaurant and hotel management
• Food & bar operations
• Food safety & prep skills
• Human resources
• Nutrition
• Marketing
• Point-of-sales systems
• Budgeting & finances
• Event planning
• Pool safety & maintenance

Semester 1

• A la Carte Cooking Lab
• Applied Math or

  Math for Liberal Arts or

  Statistics
• Hospitality Safety and Sanitation
• Introduction to Business
• Introduction to Hospitality

Semester 2

• Event Planning and Customer Service 1
• Fundamentals of Oral Communication
• Hotel Administration
• Human Resource Management
• Restaurant Management

Semester 3

• Catering and Banqueting
• Consumer Behavior
• Management Decision Making
• Menu Planning and Design
• Principles of Marketing
• Written Communication in the Workplace or

  Composition I

Semester 4

• Business Law
• Dinner and Front of the House
• Hospitality Internship
• Human and Work Relations or

  Introduction to Psychology or

  Introduction to Sociology
• Introduction to Accounting or

  Financial Accounting
• Purchasing, Receiving, and Inventory

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Through internships with local businesses, you gain 320 hours of real-world work experience. You also gain hands-on experience planning, organizing, and running events of various sizes.

You may take National Restaurant Association exams and earn these certifications:

• ServSafe Manager
• ServSafe Food and Beverage Management
• ServSafe Purchasing and Inventory
• ServSafe Dining Room Management

This program qualifies for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship and will pay up to 100% of your tuition.

You must apply for, be awarded, and meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

You can get right to work after your program. Or, if you plan to earn an associate degree and go on to earn a bachelor’s degree, consider your transfer options.

There is a documented pathway to . Check out to learn more.

If you’re interested in transferring, you must work closely with an academic advisor here and at the transfer institution. This is important to ensure courses transfer and you meet program requirements.

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