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Hospitality Business Management, B.S.

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Hospitality Business Management Degree

Hospitality means business. Turn your passion for food, travel, and recreation planning into a successful career in one of the world’s fastest growing and most dynamic industries.

Why Study Hospitality Business Management?

Connect one-on-one with faculty, fellow students, and other professionals through classroom instruction, hands-on learning, and internships:

  • Prepare for limitless career opportunities in hotels and resorts, restaurants, meeting and event management, club management, agritourism, and convention and visitor centers, and other related fields.
  • Learn hospitality leadership through both classroom activities and hands-on training with business owners in the community.
  • Work alongside highly qualified faculty and mentors who have real-world business experience.
  • Partner with industry leaders in various internship opportunities.
  • Get hands-on experience by helping to plan and manage several events held annually by the Hospitality Club.

What can I do with a degree in hospitality business management?

Employers

  • Disney Park
  • Hershey Park
  • Kalahari Resorts
  • State Street Grill
  • Willow Event Planning
  • Woodloch Pines

Career Options

  • Breweries and Wineries
  • Catering Director
  • Conferences and Convention
    Centers
  • Event Coordinator
  • Wedding Planner

Contact

Dr. Patricia Davis
Program Director
570-945-8424
patricia.davis@keystone.edu

Program Goals

  • Students will gain specialized knowledge and the necessary communication skills needed to succeed in a hotel/resort, restaurant, club, theme park, institutional and/or convention centers, etc. through on-campus events.
  • Demonstrate the technical, operational, and conceptual skills necessary and transferable to the hospitality industry through internships, workplace environments partnerships.
  • Apply the specific understanding of essential cost control and revenue processes, procurement, facilities management, ethics, and legal issues applicable to the industry.
  • Participate in experiential learning in various sectors of the industry, such as lodging, conference centers, resorts, club management, and food and beverage management.

Partnership Agreements

Exceptional experiences.
Giant outcomes.

14:1

Keystone student-to-faculty ratio

9%

increase in jobs over the next 10 years

$56,687

Median annual salary for hospitality careers

Social Mobility Ranking

Amazing opportunities—on campus and beyond

From internships and experiential learning opportunities to travel and conferences, you’ll have many opportunities to conduct real-world experiences, work with your peers and mentors in your chosen field, and learn first-hand the latest skills to succeed in the real world.

10th Annual Cupcake Challenge

Hospitality and event planning students invite bakers from local bakeries, restaurants, and amateur bakers and tasters to participate in an annual Cupcake Challenge to raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer research.

Wine Tastings

The Keystone College hospitality program is a member of The American Wine Society, America’s largest community of wine explorers. Students gain hands-on experience by volunteering their time and talent to assist with meetings.

Wine Tasting Sept. 22, 2019
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Hospitality Club

Students in The Hospitality Club participate in planning several events throughout the year including the Cupcake Challenge, Wine Tastings, Purse Bingo, and more!

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Be Involved

When you become a Giant, you will enjoy campus life in a passionate, close-knit community…a family. Keystone College comes together in many different ways with 18 Division III sports, a variety of student events, 276 acres to explore, and various ways to learn both inside and outside of the classroom.

Athletics are part of life on campus.

“Keystone is a really great school and the people here are wonderfully supportive. Professors know you on a first-name basis and they’re willing to help in whatever way they can. I was able to complete an internship at Boka Restaurant Group in Chicago.”

Ryan Evans, Class of 2023
Read about Ryan.

Featured Faculty

Zachary Brunner

Zachary Brunner

Instructor for Sport & Recreation Management
Kasey Chermak

Kasey Chermak

Instructor and Program Director for Computer Science and Information Technology
Patricia Davis, PhD

Patricia Davis, PhD

Chair of Business, Management, and Technology
Kassandra Ford

Kassandra Ford

Instructor of Business and Accounting
Brenda Lidy

Brenda Lidy

Associate Professor of Hospitality Business Management
Laura Little, DBA

Laura Little, DBA

Assistant Professor of Business and Faculty Fellow for Assessment
Tara Macciocco

Tara Macciocco

Instructor of Sport and Recreation Management
Ryan Novitsky

Ryan Novitsky

Instructor of Sport & Recreation Management
Ronda Schiavone

Ronda Schiavone

Instructor of Business
Elizabeth Schneider, JD

Elizabeth Schneider, JD

Associate Professor of Business  

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