Chart an Adventure: Learn Hospitality Management at FTCC
by KELLY GOLD
What are you passionate about? Do you love to travel? Do you enjoy
Fayetteville and Cumberland County are to the hospitality industry.
going to a luxury resort, or do you prefer a small bed and breakfast? Do
Nationally, Americans are traveling more and more and staying at the
you savor dining at a fine restaurant or prefer
thousands of hotels, motels, resorts and inns
a quaint café? Do you live it up on a night on
located throughout the nation. With focus
the town? Do you get a kick out of attending
on international tourism continuing to grow,
sporting events? Do you appreciate a visit
companies in the hospitality industry are
to an exclusive spa? Do you enjoy dressing
looking for top talent to sell their product
up for the Captain's Dinner on a cruise?
and their brand to buyers. Tourism is indeed
Did you know that you can enjoy a career
one of the world's most important sources of
doing these activities, getting paid well and
employment.
gaining excellent advancement opportunities?
Students often ask me why I chose to
Welcome to hospitality management! Let your
work in the hospitality industry for a career.
passion fuel your future.
For me, it is simple! I enjoy working with
The Hospitality Management Program at
people in a fast-paced industry where every
Fayetteville Technical Community College
day brings new excitement and challenges.
prepares students to work and excel in
Making effective managerial decisions, using
the hospitality industry. Courses in the
analytical skills to make these decisions and
hospitality management curriculum have
leading people in a way that makes companies
been chosen specifically to prepare graduates
more successful is invigorating. Being
The Hospitality Management Program at Fayetteville Technical
to understand and apply the management
the Department Chair of the Hospitality
Community College prepares students to work and excel in the
and leadership skills needed for success
Management Program allows me to use my
hospitality industry..
in management positions in the industry.
twenty years of workplace experience in the
Students also learn marketing, human resource management and cost
hospitality industry to give my students a real-world perspective.
controls with an emphasis on how each of these areas impact the business.
With all that the industry has to offer, why would you not want to pursue
Fayetteville Technical Community College offers an Associate Degree
a degree in hospitality management? Plan a visit to FTCC soon or check
in Hospitality Management. In addition to the Hospitality Management
out our website at www.faytechcc.edu/business_programs/
degree, starting in Fall 2014, we will offer three certificates:
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• Event Planning Certificate
aspx to learn more about the
KELLY GOLD, FTCC Business
• Restaurant Management Certificate
Hospitality Management Program Division Chair and Hospitality
• Hotel and Lodging Management Certificate
and all that FTCC has to offer!
Management Department Chair,
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The hospitality industry continues to grow locally, nationally and
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globally. Locally, our multiple restaurant rows are proof of how inviting
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