Career Opportunities
Lake County alone has nine full service hotels and 1,808 rooms.  This fact, combined with the growing tourist industry in Lake County and the surrounding area, means there will continue to be many locally generated jobs in this field. 

Graduates of this program have been successfully placed in area hotels/motels since the inception of the program.

Profile
The travel and tourism industry encompasses the hospitality industry and there is substantial overlap in the educational needs of both the travel and the hospitality industries, but hospitality management has some specific knowledge and skill requirements not fully covered in a more general travel and tourism curriculum.  According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, the predicted growth in employment is above average through the year 2005 as the increase in both business and leisure travel will generate expansion in the hotel/motel industry.  The handbook noted also that:  "Post secondary training in hotel or restaurant management is preferred for most hotel management positions."

Positions in the hospitality industry include:  front desk; room management; executive housekeeper; meeting site planner; outside sales; and loss prevention.