Associate in Science
Hospitality Management Administration
Choose two paths within this major.
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Choose our Hotel and Restaurant Management concentration, and you’ll study meeting and event planning, inventory control and accounting, employee relations, and other hospitality industry fundamentals. Then you’ll learn the keys to running hotels, resorts, facilities, entertainment venues, restaurants, and food service operations. You’ll work with instructors who share their real-world experience inside the classroom, as well as through field trips and industry guest speakers. And they’ll help you prepare for important industry certifications you’ll need to launch your career.
Career Skills
Learn skills you can build a career on:
- Marketing, sales and customer service
- Night audit, accounting and financial management
- Planning and organizing special events
- Decision making and problem solving
- Computerized reservations, guest registration and check–out procedures
- Automated back office procedures
- Food and beverage management
- Emergency planning
- Banquet management and catering
- Menu planning and design
- Security and loss prevention management
Career Opportunities
Our graduates are working in positions like:
- Banquet Captain
- Catering Coordinator
- Account Manager
- Housekeeping Supervisor
- Human Resource Coordinator
- Meeting and Event Coordinator
- Sales Coordinator
- Shift Lead
Employers of PTC Graduates*
Companies that have previously hired PTC graduates include*:
- Eat n’ Park
- Hyatt Regency Airport
- Marriott International Corporate
- Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
- Oglebay Resort and Conference Center
- Southpointe Golf & Country Club
- Texas Roadhouse
- The Oaklander
- Westin Convention Center
*Some employers may require a background check and drug screening prior to employment.
Program Courses
Quarter 1
- Supplementary Mathematics
- College Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Steps to Career Success 1
- Skills Lab
- Intro to Hospitality
Quarter 2
- Steps to Career Success 2
- Psychology
- Skills Lab
- Intro to Reservations
- Destinations
Quarter 3
- Financial Accounting 1
- Sanitation
- Principles of Writing
- English Composition 1
- Skills Lab
- Food & Beverage 1
- Wines & Mixology
Quarter 4
- Spreadsheet Applications
- English Composition 2
- Front Office Proc 1
- Marketing & Selling Travel Product
Quarter 5
- Effective Speech
- Career Development
- Hospitality Supervision
- Meeting & Event Planning
- Travelogue
Quarter 6
- Steps to Career Success 3
- Cultural Diversity
- Resort Management
- Rooms & Facilities Management
Quarter 7
- Leadership Principles
- Internship
Program Highlights
You can also earn a certificate in:
- Hospitality supervision
- Front office procedures
- Food and beverage management
- Facility management and design
- RAMP
The National Restaurant Association offers certificates in:
- ServSafe
PTC is an academic partner with the National Restaurant Association and the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (EI).
Immerse yourself in the industry.
PTC is one of only five postsecondary institutions in Pennsylvania with a collegiate DECA chapter.
Travel and Tourism Management
The Travel and Tourism management concentration is all about setting you up for a career in the world of leisure and corporate travel. Here, you’ll explore everything from domestic and international travel to pricing to global distribution systems including Sabre, Apollo, Worldspan, Amadeus and Galileo. Your education will include an exploration of various segments of tourism from attractions, visitor bureaus, cruise lines, car rentals, meeting and events, and more. You’ll learn from instructors who’ve been there—and there, and there—and done it all. You’ll gain valuable insight and perspective from their real-world industry experience.
Career Skills
Learn skills you can build a career on:
- SABRE Global Distribution Systems
- Booking accommodations and car rentals
- Marketing, sales and customer service
- Planning and organizing special events
- Decision making and problem solving
- Scheduling
- Team work skills
- Emergency planning
- Destination geography
- Computerized reservations
- Rail and motor coach reservations
- Tour operations
- Accounting
Career Opportunities
Our graduates are working in positions like:
- Corporate Travel Consultant
- Leisure Travel Consultant
- Customer Service Agent
- Ticketing Agent
- Meeting and Event Coordinator
- Flight Attendant
Employers of PTC Graduates*
Upon graduation, our alumni have been hired by employers including:
- Walt Disney World
- Southwest Airlines
- Liberty Travel
- One Jet
- Frontiers International Travel
- United Airlines
- BCD Travel
- AAA
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Exceptional Adventures
- Coach USA
- Sigmas Conference and Event Center
- U.S. National Parks
*Some employers may require a background check and drug screening prior to employment.
Program Courses
Quarter 1
- Computer Applications
- Supplementary Mathematics
- College Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Steps to Career Success 1
- Skills Lab
- Intro to Hospitality
Quarter 2
- Steps to Career Success 2
- Psychology
- Skills Lab
- Intro to Reservations
- Destinations
Quarter 3
- Financial Accounting 1
- Principles of Writing
- English Composition 1
- Skills Lab
- Dynamics of Tourism
- Global Distribution Sys 1
Quarter 4
- Spreadsheet Applications
- English Composition 2
- Global Distribution Sys 2
- Marketing & Selling Travel Product
Quarter 5
- Effective Speech
- Career Development
- Hospitality Supervision
- Meeting & Event Planning
Quarter 6
- Steps to Career Success 3
- Cultural Diversity
- Tourism & The Corporate Environment
- Travelogue
- International Travel
Quarter 7
- Leadership Principles
- Internship
Program Highlights
Certifications
Travel and Tourism Management Students learn SABRE and Advanced SABRE Global Distribution systems.
Industry Memberships
Travel and Tourism Management students can join industry associations including ASTA, PBTA, and Skal International.
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