In just two years, your degree can help you start your career in entry-level management roles within the hospitality industry.
Learn how to successfully operate a hospitality enterprise locally or abroad!
The global hospitality industry continues to grow, requiring skilled management professionals. JCCC’s courses offer a multi-disciplinary approach that makes for a well-rounded education that sets you apart. Our comprehensive education that includes instruction in business leadership, hotel sales and marketing, and food preparation, will equip you to meet the needs of every guest.
- Understand how to successfully supervise a highly diverse team of people to provide a high-quality guest experience.
- Understand the laws and regulations required to safely operate a hospitality enterprise.
- Ensure excellence in housekeeping operations and foodservice sanitation.
- Effectively use business math, operational cost control and accounting strategies for the hospitality industry.
- Discover the power of marketing and sales campaigns in highly competitive markets.
- Gain strong skills in professional food preparation, baking, and cooking.
- Create menus that drive sales and keep customers coming back.
Opportunities for real-world learning are baked in
In your later semesters, you will have the opportunity to complete internships that allow you to work alongside industry professionals, applying the skills learned in the classroom while earning credits toward your degree.
Take your education abroad! Hospitality Management faculty frequently lead study abroad trips to learn international management and culinary practices. Our students have traveled to destinations such as Italy, Ireland, Costa Rica, and France.
Gain immediate professional experience through our active job board where local businesses seek out JCCC students. Find employment projections and salary information at the Power BI Post Graduate Report.
Expand your knowledge with hospitality electives, including courses in baking fundamentals, basic Spanish for the hospitality industry, and risk management.
Sharpen your food preparation skills in the 36,000-square-foot Wylie Hospitality and Culinary Academy, which features:
- Five culinary labs fully equipped with restaurant-standard appliances and tools.
- An innovation kitchen where you’ll learn how to creatively adapt your skills in challenging scenarios.
- A culinary theater with a demonstration kitchen, where you can watch experts in action.
Network with the industry’s best. Our Hospitality Management Advisory Committee is made up of experts in the field who can give you advice and guidance throughout your time at JCCC and beyond.
High school students ready to get a head start on college courses can begin through our Articulated Credit for Hospitality Management program.
Meet the demand of the ever-growing tourism industry
In just two years, you’ll be ready to deliver a guest experience that wows! Our graduates enter the field as management trainees or department supervisors. Jobs include:
- Night manager
- Front desk or front office manager
- Guest services or guest relations manager
- Hotel or resort manager
- Rooms director
If you choose to continue your education at a four-year school, JCCC's academic counselors can help you explore transfer options. Many credits earned here will transfer to four-year programs, including all Kansas public higher education institutions.
Need help with homework? No problem!
The JCCC Academic Resource Center offers free tutoring in almost any subject. And our small hotel and lodging management classes — most classes have fewer than 25 students — means you’ll get one-on-one attention and feedback from your professors.
Contact info:
Hospitality Management Program
Phone: 913-469-3626
Location: Wiley Hospitality and Culinary Academy (WHCA) 103
Email: [email protected]
