Information for Parents and Students


The focus of our degree programs are on World Class Service and Careers for the New Millenium.

Degree Programs

  • Hotel - Restaurant Management
  • Food Service Administration
  • Travel-Tourism / Hospitality Management
  • Gaming & Casino Management

Gaming and Casino Management is a new Program

  • Associate Degree
  • Professional Certificate
  • Annual trip to the world gaming congress in Las Vegas during the fall semester

Program Features: LAPTOPS!

  • ThinkPad University
  • Credit by Examination and Tech Prep
  • State of the Art Technology
  • Travel Agency
  • Student Operated Restaurant
  • National Certifications
  • Co-Op

3 Reasons why people choose a career in the hospitality industry:

  • To have fun
  • To make money
  • To do business with nice people

Have Fun

  • By going on trips with student organizations like the International Food Service Executive Association
  • Students go on a cruise each November
Make Money: fundraisers help pay for the trips
Do Business with Nice People

Outcomes

  • Graduates Command: High Salaries, Multiple Offers, Great Opportunities
  • Transfer to Baccalaureate Programs with Junior Status

Carrer Opportunities

  • Travel/Tourism/Hospitality is World's Largest Industry.
  • 1 in 9 Workers Worldwide employed in Hospitality Industry.
  • Industry Projected to Grow 46% by 2007.

Impact on the World Economy

  • $3.5 Trillion Worldwide Spending Annually.

The hospitality industry's impact on the N.Y. State economy:

  • 115 million visitors per year
  • Hospitality is N.Y. states 2nd largest industry
  • Visitors spend $32 Billion in New York
  • 712,000 people in New York are employed in the Hospitality industry

Impact on U.S. Economy

  • $1.08 Billion/day
  • $45 Million/hr
  • $688.4 Thousand/min
  • $11.77 Thousand/sec
  • $29 Billion Trade Surplus
  • Every new job in tourism creates 3 new jobs in business sector, supplying goods and srvices to tourism

New Trends in the Industry

Travel and Tourism On-Line:

  • $1.6 Billion spent in 2000
  • Virtual Tourism
  • Cyber-fares
  • Electronic Reservations

When you graduate from Morrisville you will have:

  • A degree
  • A laptop
  • National certifications
  • Work experience
  • A great career
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