The program maintains a job recruitment program with strong ties to industry. About eighty hospitality firms send representatives to the school annually. The job placement rate for graduates of the program is virtually 100 percent, with nearly every graduate being able to choose from among several offers. The program also provides excellent preparation for students planning to pursue graduate study. The Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management program emphasizes the business of the hospitality industry.
Students take liberal arts courses from the arts, humanities, and sciences.
Then they learn the principles of finance, management, personnel and marketing. At the same time, they gain hands-on experience with foodservice techniques, front desk operations, nutrition, and facilities management. Also, students learn software packages customized for hospitality industry applications in all of their courses in the school. Students prepare for the management positions in any segment of the hospitality industry, and is tailored to the individual student's needs and interests. Students gain the analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills they will need as hospitality professionals.