Why Choose NCC’s Hospitality Management Programs?
Expand on your existing hospitality experience or take your first steps toward this high-energy field at Northampton Community College. Our hospitality management associate’s degree and specialized diplomas cover specializations in hotel management, restaurant management, and meeting and event planning.
These programs are available on our Bethlehem and Pocono campuses, and some courses are also online. Graduate with the knowledge, skills and practical experience necessary to advance your career or to transfer to a four-year hospitality management degree program.
Gain Industry Experience
Hospitality is a hands-on profession, so learning to lead in this sector is a hands-on endeavor. In the Hotel, Restaurant, and Event Management (HREM) programs at NCC, you complete practicum projects that involve real-world stakeholders. Your professors and career counselors can help you apply for internships with local hospitality partners, where you can gain valuable experience as a leader and problem-solver.
Build a Professional Network
At NCC, your professors are experienced hospitality managers and dedicated mentors. Learn from industry-leading guest speakers and connect with NCC alumni who manage local, national, and international hospitality venues. These connections – and the ones you form with your peers through collaborative, hands-on projects – can lead to professional opportunities that will accelerate your career.
What You'll Learn in the Hospitality Degree
In the HREM programs, you’ll pair essential skills in customer service, financial management, and organization and planning with areas of personal and career growth, like stress management and cultural awareness. This holistic approach will prepare you to plan successful events, resolve problems, promote positive guest experiences, and invest in your own long-term success.
Program Details
Semesters: 4
Credits: 64-65
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Locations: BethlehemProgram Overview:
For students interested in a career in hospitality food and beverage management, NCC offers students the opportunity to earn an associate degree in applied science in Hotel, Restaurant, and Event Management (HREM). Core classes include food preparation techniques, dining room operations, menu planning and cost controls, fundamentals of beers, wines and spirits, catering and convention services, restaurant administration, and strategic leadership. Students will have hands-on working experience at local outstanding restaurants and at college events.
The HREM program fosters teamwork, professionalism, and learning through experience. Students will prepare for a career in the hospitality industry by classroom learning supplemented with field trips, guest speakers, and industry certifications. All students will complete a 225 hour management practicum, where they will complete an internship in their area of interest.
Semesters: 2
Credits: 19
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NCC’s Hotel, Restaurant, and Event Management (HREM) diploma prepares you to effectively address the guest services and supervisory challenges faced within the various segments of the food and beverage industry. Graduates are employed in positions such as dining room supervisor, banquet manager, convention services coordinator, catering supervisor, or food service manager.
The HREM diploma includes broad training in restaurant management including front of the house business, supervisory duties, and convention services and catering operations. Graduates will be prepared for entry-level management opportunities in fine dining, full service and quick casual restaurants, institutional food service, hotel food service outlets, country clubs, and a variety of other food service establishments.
This program emphasizes the basic tenants of guest service, leadership, communication, teamwork, and problem solving. NCC developed the program and its content with extensive input from the hospitality industry.
Semesters: 2
Credits: 19
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From intimate business meetings to extravagant productions, you’ll learn to lead, strategize, and execute with confidence from industry professionals. Master the essentials of leadership, operational management, negotiation tactics, human resources, venue layout and design, and emerging event technologies—all while honing your critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Semesters: 2
Credits: 29.5
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Blend agriculture, science, art and passion to excel as a distiller, quality control manager, general manager or distillery entrepreneur. This certificate program, offered at our Bethlehem campus, can be completed in just two semesters.
The Hospitality program at Northampton Community College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality (ACPHA).
State Licensure
If you are a Northampton Community College student living outside of Pennsylvania or intending to complete an internship or clinical placement outside of the state in a NCC program leading to professional licensure, you should review requirements on the state board website to make sure that the program qualifies.
Licensure requirements vary from state to state and you may require additional authorization from the professional licensing agency in that state. Participating in a program from outside of Pennsylvania, if not properly authorized by that state's professional licensing board, could result in loss of licensing eligibility. If you need help or have questions, please contact the Program Director for more information.
