Recreation and Tourism (AA)

Recreation & Tourism (AA)

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Recreation and Tourism (AA)

Recreation and Tourism, AA & Certificate



This AA Degree prepares students for professional positions of employment in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management program areas.

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(Recreation Management)
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Program Information

This AA Degree prepares students for professional positions of employment in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management program areas. The recreation related professions represent a diverse field focusing on: the role of leisure in youth and adult development; parks/open space to community quality of life; leisure, sports and natural resource tourism to economic and community development; and providing human services in meeting community needs. Students will be ready for program delivery positions in diverse public, nonprofit and private organizations of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. This program also prepares students for transfer into Parks, Recreation and Tourism upper level degree programs.

Faculty


PROFESSOR CHERYL BORON
Professor of Sports and Fitness
Phone:  520-494-5353
cheryl.boron@centralaz.edu

Business and/or Accounting AAS

Business AAS

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Business AAS



The Business AAS Degree prepares students for entry-level positions in business and provides skills necessary for starting their own business

(AAS Business Emphasis)
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(Business)
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Program Information

The Associate of Applied Science Degree prepares students for employment directly into the workforce of their chosen degree.  A degree in business leads to careers in Accounting, Consulting, Commerce, Business Administration, e-Business or e-Commerce, Finance, Marketing and Management.  Some people with a business administrative degree will choose to work in private retail or wholesale businesses while others will select government work.  Fierce competition is expected for highly competitive and peak-earning positions such as management consultant or business analyst.

Course Requirements

Faculty


DR CHRISTOPHER DEMALINE
Division Chair
Professor of Business and Accounting
Phone: 480-677-7778
christopher.demaline@centralaz.edu


PROFESSOR GAYLE HARO
Professor of Business
Phone: 520-494-5403
gayle.haro@centralaz.edu


PROFESSOR MARK BUENAFE
Professor of Economics
Phone: 520-494-5383
mark.buenafe@centralaz.edu

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PROFESSOR PETER KOTRODIMOS
Professor of Economics and Business
Phone: 520-494-5312
peter.kotrodimos@centralaz.edu

Business (ABUS) Program/Pathway

Business (ABus)

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Business (ABUS) Program/Pathway

Business, ABUS



Business pathway suits students who plan to transfer to the university to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Business-related areas, such as Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Human Relations, Marketing and Public Administration.

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Program Information

A vast array of careers awaits you with a degree or certificate in the field of business or commerce.  A degree in business leads to careers in Accounting, Consulting, Commerce, Business Administration, e-Business or e-Commerce, Finance, Marketing and Management.  Some people with a business administration degree will choose to work in private retail or wholesale businesses while others will select government work.  Fierce competition is expected for highly competitive and peak-earning positions such as management consultant or business analyst.

No matter where you choose to work, your business degree or certificate brings you to the eye of hiring employers.  It provides you with the flexibility to move among small or large firms.  Your skills combined with your education allows you to keep pace in today’s rapidly evolving business world.  Completion of a business educational program helps you maintain a higher employability status and propels advancement in a broad scope of industries.

CAC offers two pathways in business degrees.

The first is the Associate of Business (ABUS) transferable degree (60-64 credits) into State University Business Programs.  The Associate of Business (ABUS) Degree suits students who plan to transfer to the university to earn a baccalaureate degree in Business-related areas, such as Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Human Relations, Marketing and Public Administration.

The other is the Business Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree (64 credits) which, if completed, will also transfer all credits to a university, but will be evaluated depending on the program you select at the University.  The A.A.S. does not contain all the Arizona General Equivalency Curriculum (AGEC) and the higher math requirements of the ABUS degree.  See more details in each degree to compare course contents and possible transfer programs.  This A.A.S. degree allows you to stack a specialty certificate or courses, such as Accounting, Management, Hotel and Restaurant Management or Computer Information Science certificate courses towards its fourteen elective credit requirements.  If you plan accordingly, you could earn a certificate within the A.A.S. Business degree to become more marketable.

Two smaller certificates, one in Business (18 credits) and another in Management (24 credits) are also available and credits stack towards the Business A.A.S. degree.  Completing the certificate portion of a degree offers immediate employability in a shorter period of time and provides basic business skills for entrepreneurship ventures.  Students often feel more rewarded after earning a college graduation certificate and then advance to complete the additional degree requirements.  Individuals who already possess a degree, but desire to change career paths, may complete a certificate to enter business employment.

Faculty


DR CHRISTOPHER DEMALINE
Professor of Business & Accounting
Phone: 480-677-7778
christopher.demaline@centralaz.edu


PROFESSOR GAYLE HARO
Professor of Business
Phone: 520-494-5403
gayle.haro@centralaz.edu


PROFESSOR MARK BUENAFE
Professor of Economics
Phone: 520-494-5383
mark.buenafe@centralaz.edu

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PROFESSOR PETER KOTRODIMOS
Professor of Economics and Business
Phone: 520-494-5312
peter.kotrodimos@centralaz.edu

Culinary Arts (AAS)

Culinary Arts (AAS)

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Culinary Arts (AAS)

Culinary Arts Certificates



The Culinary Arts Certificate provides training in basic and advanced culinary skills and includes practicum experience within a commercial kitchen. Several degrees and certificates can enhance job skills and increase employment possibilities. The Culinary Arts program prepares students for positions as professional chef, cooks, and entry level management. Arizona is one of the top tourism states in the nation offering many exciting places to work upon completion of a Culinary Arts or Hotel and Restaurant Management certificate or degree program. Through hands on lab work and lecture classes, students will gain a practical real world understanding of the Culinary Arts and Hotel and Restaurant Management industry.

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Next Steps

Admissions
Financial Aid
Advising
Course Placement Options
Registration

Faculty

amanda potts

CHEF AMANDA POTTS
Professor of Hotel and
Restaurant Management
and Culinary Arts
Phone: 520-494-5222
amanda.potts@centralaz.edu


CHEF ERICA CLEVENGER
Professor of Culinary Arts
Phone: 520-494-5222
erica.clevenger@centralaz.edu

Hotel and Restaurant Management (AAS)

Hotel and Restaurant Management (AAS)

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Hotel and Restaurant Management, AAS & Certificate



The Hotel and Restaurant Management AAS Degree includes hospitality industry certified courses, university-level business courses and the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC-A). The AGEC-A requirements in this AAS Degree fulfill university transfer with remaining courses to be evaluated on a course-bycourse basis.

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(Hotel Restaurant Management)
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Program Information

Do you want to increase your earning capacity?  Do you dream of owning a restaurant, hotel or related business?  Do you desire to advance up the career ladder quicker?  Do you want the opportunity to work anywhere in the world?  Start your tomorrow, today in CAC’s Hotel & Restaurant Management Program.

Arizona is one of the top tourism states in the nation.  Many entry-level positions are easily attainable, although career advancement and earnings can greatly be accelerated through the completion of a Hotel and Restaurant Management program certificate or degree.  Employment opportunities include hotels, resorts, restaurants, entertainment, and travel and tourism establishments. World of Possibilities Brochure and Hospitality Career Ladder.  Skills in hospitality education are highly transferable to other service and management positions in every part of the world.

Why CAC versus private or public universities?  College credits are accredited through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), meaning, they will transfer to other colleges and universities. After completing your freshman and sophomore years at Central Arizona College at lower costs than the universities, your degree will transfer to Northern Arizona University, W. A. Franke College of Business, School of Hotel & Restaurant Management in the Flagstaff site with junior status.  You may choose to instead attend NAU Flagstaff site or one of the NAU satellite programs available at NAU Partnership at Scottsdale Community College, Pima Community College & online.  Other universities such as UNLV that offer Hotel and Restaurant programs will accept transfer credits upon their approval process. Contact the Area Coordinator, Northern Arizona University, SCC – PVCC – GWCC, 480-423-6407 and examine the following Plan of Study:

What can CAC offer you regarding HRM?  Central Arizona College offers all HRM majors the option of completing and receiving a Hotel & Restaurant Management Certificate of 18 credits, which is then embedded in the Associates of Applied Science or A.A.S. in Hotel & Restaurant Management of 65 credits.  This A.A.S. degree also contains all the Arizona General Education Curriculum or AGEC courses required with an Associate of Arts or A.A. degree.  HRM courses are applicable as elective courses for the Culinary Arts A.A.S., the Business Management Certificate and the Business A.A.S. Degrees.  Consult the current course catalog for final course selection and credit requirements.

Each HRM course at Central Arizona College utilizes the American Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Institute or AHLAEI curriculum national industry standard materials. Students may receive a nationally recognized and industry standardized AHLA Course Certificate with a 70% final exam competency score for each HRM course completed.  This program provides specialized workplace skills enhancing options entry to mid-level job opportunities and for progressive or lateral career options in hotel & restaurant management.  This program includes a foundation of concepts and skills that relate to the hospitality industry, such as, supervision, managing front office operations, facilities & hospitality law.

Scholarships are available directly through CAC, AHLA, National Restaurant Association or NRA and industry opportunities.  Internships are made available through Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida, the American Hospitality Academy or AHA at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and at international destinations, Yellowstone Park and other private food service and hotel companies for HRM majors to apply.

Faculty

amanda potts

PROFESSOR AMANDA POTTS
Professor of Hotel and
Restaurant Management
and Culinary Arts
Phone: 520-494-5222
amanda.potts@centralaz.edu