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Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management

Do you dream of living in a faraway, exotic place or a favorite getaway spot closer to home? Mountain lodges, seaside and ski resorts — and your hometown — all need people who are skilled in hotel and restaurant management. Our graduates enjoy positions as operational managers, sales and marketing professionals, front-desk agents, and night auditors. They also manage hotels, restaurants, banquet and catering services, marinas, bars, dining rooms, and hotel room divisions.

If you are organized and efficient even when working under pressure and juggling a variety of tasks, enjoy learning new things, physically fit, like working as part of a team that serves the public, have a pleasant personality and a healthy dose of common sense, then you are the perfect candidate for a career in hospitality!

Practice Makes Perfect

Most of our program's students also work part time for hands-on experience at local hotels and restaurants. Spokane's variety of hospitality venues offers a wide assortment of cuisine and levels of service, and the city is nationally recognized for its convention facilities. Available part-time positions in the area frequently include:

  • Front-desk operations
  • Sales and marketing
  • Night auditing
  • Catering, Banquet, and Restaurant Services

What You’ll Learn

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NOTE: All students must recieve a minimum 2.5 GPA in all support courses


Program Courses

NOTE: You must apply and be accepted into the program before taking the following courses

Estimated costs for completing this program

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Cost Type WA Resident Non-Resident International
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Costs for completing a degree or certificate can vary. For more information about costs, visit our How Much Does it Cost? page.

  • Duane Sunwold
    Duane Sunwold
    Hotel and Restaurant Mgmt
    A.A.S., Spokane Community College; additional study: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
    Duane.Sunwold@scc.spokane.edu
    509-533-7337

Have a question? Let's hear it.

Anne Mayer

Workforce Transition Specialist
Anne.Mayer@scc.spokane.edu
509-533-8191

Janet Breedlove

Program Coordinator
Janet.Breedlove@scc.spokane.edu
509-533-7283

Curtis Smith

Department Chair
Curtis.Smith@scc.spokane.edu
509-533-7451