Restaurant and Food Services Management Degree

A Restaurant and Food Services Manager is charged with delicately blending hospitality, business acumen, and fine cuisine. Like no other type of industry: attention to detail is absolutely essential. Successful professionals will ensure lighting is right, the décor is appropriate, the restaurant is clean, customer service is exceptional, presentation is top-notch, and cuisine is memorable. Get more details below including other Michigan colleges that offer restaurant and food services management degrees.

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Washtenaw Community College (Walsh)

3838 Livernois, Troy, MI

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. WCC emphasizes convenience, offering classes seven days a week, at night, and on weekends—it also has agreements with four-year schools throughout Michigan, making transferring easy.

WCC offers more than 100 programs and 1,500 credit and non-credit classes each year, allowing various educational opportunities—whether a student is pursuing a degree or just wanting to update his job skills.

Program Areas:

• Advanced Manufacturing Systems
• Apprenticeship Studies
• Automotive and Motorcycle Technology
• Business and Entrepreneurial Studies
• Child Care Professionals
• Construction Technology
• Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement
• Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management
• Digital Media Arts
• Information Technology
• Music and Performing Arts
• Nursing and Health Science
• Professional Communication
• Transfer and University Parallel Programs

Student services include self-assessment for career planning, as well as professional and personal counseling and academic advisement.  The WCC Career Services department is designed to help students and alumni with job search assistance, as well as help local employers with staffing. Childcare and educational programs are also available for children of WCC students through the WCC Children’s Center.

WCC online course list (http://www.wccnet.edu/academics/classes/online/list/)

Information on transferring to or from WCC can be found on the Transfer resources page (http://www.wccnet.edu/)

Career Options for Graduates

Food Service Managers

Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, food service managers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 5.1% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 690
  • Average Hourly Rate: $26.13
  • Average Annual Salary: $54350

Lodging Managers

Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).