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Hospitality & Tourism
Fun Careers in World Travel and Local Tourism
Take Off from Edmonds Community College
Learn the ins and outs of the $10 billion hospitality and tourism industry. Our program offers state-of-the art training in sales and customer service, world travel geography, cruising and tour operation. It features the Galileo/ Apollo SE airline airline reservations system used throughout the industry.
Learn from professional instructors in programs designed with input from innovators and experts in the industry. Train for careers with hotels and cruise lines including jobs such as travel consultant, tour guide, reservation and ticket agent, event planner and manager.
Your opportunities in Hospitality and Tourism:
- Get started in the industry or train for a business career with a travel emphasis. Earn a two-year Associate of Technical Arts degree or complete a certificate in a year or less.
- Adapt your previous experience to manage or start a business. Earn a two-year Associate of Technical Arts in Entrepreneurship and Management.
- Add a specialty in Event Planning or Lodging (pending winter 2007). Complete a certificate in a year or less.
- Take classes while you earn an Associate of Arts degree and prepare to transfer to Washington State University for a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Business Management.
