2015

WEEK OF

EC makes top 10 in hospitalitydegrees

From Staff Reports

schools, the 50 with the low– est net price were selected and ranked. The net price is the average amount paid by first-year students. It repre– sents tuition and fees minus average awards. "East Central Community College offers an affordable associate in applied science degree program in hotel & restaurant management technology that provides ed– ucationand training in all as– pects of food service and lodgingmanagement includ– ingcatering, hospitalitymar– keting, culinary principles, and hospitality supervision," the organization stated in a press release. "Specific courses include Sanitation & Safety, Food and Beverage Control, Dining Room Man– agement, Menu planningand facilities design. rooms divi- '

sion management and more. In addition, the school offers a 30-hour career certificate as well as a 45-hour technical certificate." ECs net price was $.5,643, according to the study. The most expensive school crune in at $17,000 average net and the least expensive at less than $1,000 average net. East Central was the second highest rated school in Mississippi. Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale took the overall top spot in the rankings. It had a net price of $968. "What impresses us is the depth and breadth you can find inan affordable hospital– ity degree - a degree that could very well set you on a path to arewardingand prof– itable career," said Melissa Maypole in a press release.

East Central Communlty College has been ranked No. 9 on a list of the 50most af– fordable small colleges for a degree in hospitality admin– istration and management for 2015, accordingt.o tQeAu– thority for Hospitality De– grees and Schools. The organization devel– oped the list based on the NCES College Navigator, ex– amining schools with enroll– ment under 3,000 students and offeringan associate' s or bachelor'sdegree in hospital– ity adm.inistration/manag'7 ment, general; hospitality administration'management, other; hotel, motel, and rest– aurant management and hot– eVmotel administration/ management. From these nearly 150

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