Travel and Tourism Concentration (TRVL)

Certificate in Hospitality (CERT_HOSP)

Knight Campus, Warwick only

Tourism is currently Rhode Island’s second-largest and fastest-growing industry. CCRI’S Travel and Tourism and Hospitality concentrations provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary for successful careers in this growing industry. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions with airlines, airport operations, car rental companies, conventions and meetings, corporate travel and the cruise and lodging industries. Students have a choice of either a travel and tourism or hospitality concentration. In their last semester, students are given the opportunity to work in a local travel or hospitality environment.

Transfer: All general education, travel, tourism and hospitality courses transfer to Johnson & Wales University for a Travel, Tourism and Hospitality degree.

Students who complete the Hospitality certificate program have two options:

• Enter the travel and tourism industry with marketable skills and training; or
• Continue their education in the CCRI General Studies associate degree program. The General Studies degree program requires 60 credits for completion, 28 of which are elective credits. The Travel, Tourism and Hospitality certificate program requires 33 credits, including three each in math and English, which are also part of the General Studies program. The remaining 28 credits from this program can be used to meet the 28 elective credits for the General Studies degree.

Note: Students may complete the Hospitality certificate program first and then apply all credits toward a General Studies degree or work concurrently in the two programs. Many courses require prerequisites, corequisites and/or testing. See course descriptions for details.

Total Certificate Core Requirements Credits 24

Total Additional required courses for concentration in TRAVEL AND TOURISM Credits 9

Total Program Credits: 33