Are you seeking a hospitality management and restaurant training degree? Why not consider one of the best hotel schools offering higher education in hotel management?
The Program
Our program caters to a diverse market of individuals. Whether you are a recent high school graduate or have prior experience in the field of hospitality, we will design a unique program to fit your needs.
- Transferable credits from hospitality career centers offering approved curriculum
- Internationally recognized programming delivered to Sandals properties throughout the Caribbean
- Certified courses through the American Hotel and Lodging Association
- Online hospitality courses
- Extensive hands-on training at The Inn at Hocking College
- Study Abroad Programs to include; London, Jamaica and Italy
- Cooperative work experience or internships at participating sites to include: Walk Disney World College Program, Hyatt, Hilton, Westin, Ritz Carlton, Marriot, Holiday Inn, The Greenbrier, The Homestead, Sandals
- Corporate hospitality training delivered through our College@Work program
- Excellent job placement
Talk about an international reputation for excellence! Students in the Hotel and Restaurant program hail from at least 15 different countries! This international exposure adds to the quality of our hospitality management and restaurant training program. You'll learn every aspect of both hospitality training and restaurant training from basic skills through management training leading you to a high paying hospitality technology job!
Advance your career of hospitality jobs by obtaining certifications in the following areas:
- Food and Beverage Management
- Accounting and Financial Management
- Rooms Division Management
- Marketing and Sales
- Human Resource Management
- Club Management
All courses are taught with materials from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, and your faculty is former and current hotel and restaurant managers, district and regional managers, director of operations and hotel owners.
Learn by Doing
The College owned hotel, The Inn at Hocking College is a full-service property with two restaurants (one bistro/family style, one fine dining restaurant Rhapsody, 42 sleeping rooms, and conference/banquet facilities for 450 guests. Rhapsody is located in the heart of Nelsonville and serves the finest food in the mid-west.
Whether you are seeking an associate degree or a certificate in an area of specialization in hospitality management, you will find Hocking College as one of the best hotel schools. We deliver hands-on training with traditional classroom instruction to provide you with quality hospitality education.
You'll help operate The Inn at Hocking College and your extensive classroom experiences will be put to the test as you interact with and assist real guests.
Jobs for Grads
Out of the Gate
Right after graduating grads find jobs in major hotel and restaurant franchises world wide.
- Expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2014.
- Managers may earn bonuses of up to 25 percent of their basic salary.
Among other factors, salaries may vary by geographic region, cost of living, and employee’s previous experience. The following salary information is based on national averages.
Earnings of Lodging Managers in May 2004:
| $37,660 |
$28,640-$51,030 |
$22,680 |
$72,160 |
Job Outlook & Earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition, Lodging Managers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos015.htm
- Expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2014.
- Applicants with a degree in restaurant, hospitality or institutional food service management will have an edge.
Among other factors, salaries may vary by geographic region, cost of living, and employee’s previous experience. The following salary information is based on national averages.
Earnings of Food Service Managers in May 2004:
| $39,610 |
$31,010-$51,460 |
$24,500 |
$68,860 |
Job Outlook & Earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition, Lodging Managers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos024.htm
Down the Road
You’re on the management track... with enthusiasm, hard work and dedication, the possibilities are endless! Graduates with only a couple of years experience may be promoted to Hotel General Manager with a salary between $55,000 and $100,000.
Accreditation/Approval
American Hotel/Motel Educational Institute
PO Box 1240
East Lansing MI 48826-1240
www.ei-ahma.org
