Hospitality & Tourism Management

Check into Your Future

The Hospitality and Tourism Management Program helps prepare you for the vast and always-changing hospitality field. Southwestern College offers a wide variety of degrees and certificates to help you break into the industry with the professional skills and training you'll need to get hired.

Hospitality and tourism is a dynamic and growing industry throughout San Diego County with many opportunities and career paths for individuals who desire to advance and gain excellent positions in the field. While the field has many facets including recreation and entertainment, it is often divided into four key areas: event and convention planning; travel and tourism; hotel operations; and culinary arts. Southwestern College provides programs for employment training in all four areas at both the entry and management levels. 

Program Awards

Our Hospitality & Tourism Management programs are included in the Applied Technology and Hospitality Management Field of Study and offer these awards:

			Program Maps
Associate in Science Degree: Culinary Arts - Food Services Management	Chula Vista	4 Semesters
Associate in Science Degree: Event and Convention Management	Chula Vista	4 Semesters
Associate in Science Degree: Hotel Operations Management	Chula Vista	4 Semesters
Associate in Science Degree: Travel and Tourism Management	Chula Vista	4 Semesters
Certificate of Achievement: Culinary Arts - Food Services Management	Chula Vista	1-2 Semesters
Certificate of Achievement: Event and Convention Management	Chula Vista	1-2 Semesters
Certificate of Achievement:  Hotel Operations Management	Chula Vista	1-2 Semesters
Certificate of Achievement: Travel and Tourism Management	Chula Vista	2 Semesters

 

Careers Exploration

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