Hospitality Management

For students who are interested in working in the hotel or restaurant business, Lone Star College-North Harris offers a Hospitality Management program. You can work toward a Hospitality Operations Certificate, or an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Hospitality Management. (See p. 132 of the 2008-2009 Lone Star College catalog http://www.lonestar.edu/3626/ for courses you’ll need to take).

With the AAS degree, the required general education core courses will transfer to most Texas state-supported universities. In addition, some of the hospitality courses will transfer to the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston-Main Campus.

If you want more in-depth career information, go to the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos015.htm, and look under Lodging Managers. This, in turn, will provide you with links to information about other occupations in the hospitality management field.

Would you like to meet with others who share an interest in this field? Then you might want to consider joining the Hospitality Education Learning Leadership Organization (H.E.L.L.O.), at Lone Star College-North Harris.

According to Chante Ibarcena, future co-president of the organization, “H.E.L.L.O. aspires to expand establish and facilitate leadership and management in students. Their goals are:
Goal 1) Expand leadership basis through industry leaders examples (i.e.
Chamber meetings, events at local hotels, openings)
Goal 2) Establish a hands on approach to a visualization of our goals
Goal 3) Facilitate networking between a variety of industry leaders and students.”

Chante states that this organization is not just for students who are enrolled in the Hospitality Management program; rather, it’s open to any student who wants to major in a business field (i.e., management, accounting, human resources, etc.).

For more information regarding H.E.L.L.O., please contact Professor Melanie Hilburn at 281.618.7119. If you need assistance with educational planning for the certificate or degree, please contact me, and I’ll be happy to assist you.