Hospitality and Tourism

The Hospitality and Tourism Administration program provides you with a solid knowledge base upon which to build a career in the hospitality industry through a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree. The program also prepares you to continue your hospitality studies through transfer opportunities to Arkansas Tech University (ATU).

Courses are offered on campus and include hands-on experience in a professional kitchen environment.

All courses shown in the Catalog for each individual degree program are required. Courses should be taken in the sequential order shown in the Graduation Map.

• Business Management: Hospitality, AAS
• Hospitality and Tourism Management, AAS
• Hospitality and Tourism Management, TC
• Hospitality Management, CP
• Tourism, AS-LAS for Transfer to ATU BS in Tourism

• Hospitality Administration - Tourism, AS-LAS for Transfer to ATU BS in Hospitality Administration: Tourism

The mission of the NPC Hospitality and Tourism Program is to provide students from diverse backgrounds a quality education and skill set pertinent to preparation for career success in the Hospitality and Tourism industry.

• Airports
• Amusement Parks
• Bars
• Cruise Ships
• Hotels
• Museums
• Private Clubs
• Restaurants

• Identify and apply the knowledge and skills necessary for hospitality and tourism operations
  
  • Overview of the hospitality industry, guest experience, and the profession
  • Operations relative to lodging management
  • Operations relative to food service management
  • Relationship of tourism to hospitality management
  • Field experience
• Develop and integrate a core set of business skills necessary to successfully operate a hospitality and tourism organization
  
  • Human resource management relative to business operations 
  • Marketing of goods and services relative to business operations 
  • Accounting procedures/practices relative to business operations 
  • Legal environment relative to business operations 
  • Economic environment relative to business operations 
  • Technology relative to business operations 
• Demonstrate competence in the communication skills necessary for hospitality and tourism management
  
  • Written communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management
  • Oral communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management
  • Interpersonal communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management
  • Digital communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management
• Formulate business decisions in hospitality and tourism management
  
  • Analytical skills required for hospitality and tourism management
  • Critical thinking skills required for hospitality and tourism management
  • Problem solving skills required for hospitality and tourism management
• Evaluate leadership principles necessary in the diverse and global hospitality and tourism industry
  
  • Leadership skills necessary to effectively manage in the hospitality industry
  • Relationship between ethical leadership, culture, and performance
  • Exposure to internal and external stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and cultures

Hospitality and Tourism Program Outcomes