Options for Hospitality & Tourism

Grow a great service-oriented career with a combination of people and business skills. Gain an understanding of law, business, marketing, promotion and planning with an emphasis on good communication and organizational skills through the following Madison College programs and certificates:

Programs

Baking/Pastry Arts

Create mouth-watering treats in our hands-on laboratory kitchens and learn bakery operations and management in our bakeshop. Learn the basics of baking but also explore the finer pastry arts.

Culinary Arts

Train for an exciting and creative career in food presentation and preparation. Get experience in business management as you develop hands-on skills in our kitchen laboratory and gourmet dining room. Our students consistently win top honors in regional and national collegiate culinary competitions.

Food Service Production

Learn food planning and preparation in this program. Get the basics on food production in both large and small venues. This program provides the first year towards the Culinary Arts associate degree.

Hotel & Restaurant Management

Prepare to climb the management career ladder with the skills you learn in this program. Get business management, organizational, human relations, communication, budgeting and leadership training to enter this exciting career field.

Meeting and Event Management

Meet the high demand for meeting, event and convention planners and managers across the country. Develop the project management and organizational skills necessary to build a challenging and complex event.

Recreation Management

Turn your interest in sports, exercise and recreation into a career helping people have fun, relax and stay healthy. Prepare for a recreation management career with hands-on training in business, leadership and organizational skills. Learn to plan, lead and manage group and individual activities and to operate recreation facilities.

Certificates

Health Club Technician Certificate

Gain the skills you need to qualify for employment as a personal trainer, fitness instructor or activity director in health clubs and recreational centers. Prepare to take certifications for the American Red Cross and the American Council on Exercise (ACE) upon completion of this certificate.

Start Smart at Madison College

Attend Transfer U to satisfy the first two years of general education requirements and continue on for your bachelor’s degree at another college or university, including UW-Madison. When compared directly with nine other Madison area colleges, full-time Madison College Transfer U students save an average of nearly $11,000 a year in tuition and fees. Choose between Arts, Engineering and Science paths to work toward your career goal.