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Hospitality and Tourism, A.S.

Create Experiences Guests Won't Forget

With a campus in the heart one of the nation’s most popular travel destinations, DCC’s new Hospitality and Tourism program is the perfect starting point for your career creating positive experiences. Rooted in a business perspective, DCC’s Hospitality and Tourism curriculum is packed with career-relevant coursework and hands-on internship opportunities. Specialized classes in marketing, customer service and event management are supplemented with courses in business law and financial accounting. After DCC, you’ll be qualified to move directly into employment, equipped with the resources and knowledge you’ll need to move up in the Hudson Valley’s dynamic lodging, food service, tourism and hospitality industries.

4.4 billion

Hudson Valley visitor spending in 2019

3

internship credits with a local Dutchess County business

61-63

credits

What You’ll Study in Our Hospitality & Tourism Program

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Sample Courses

BUS 113: Essentials of Customer Service
Develop the skills for success as a customer service provider.

BUS 143: Hospitality Purchasing and Marketing
A study of marketing strategies used in the hotel, retail, restaurant, and event planning industries.

CIS 111: Computer Systems and Applications
An introduction to the basic terminology and concepts of computer information systems.

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Where Do Hospitality & Tourism Grads Go?

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Office of Admissions

101 Orcutt Student Services Center
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Phone: (845) 431-8010
Email: admissions@sunydutchess.edu

53 Pendell Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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