Stafford Technical Center

Hospitality and Entrepreneurship

This program is designed for students who may have a career interest in the hospitality industry or are considering operating their own business.  This may include retail, business ownership, customer service, human resources, and business management.  Students may pursue a career after high school or continue their education at a post-secondary institution.  Recommended classes before entering the Hospitality and Entrepreneurship program include:  college prep English, two years of science and math, with at least one year of Algebra.  Keyboarding and computer skills are also recommended.

 Units:

• Customer Service
• Travel and Tourism              
• Accounting
• Business Ownership & Entrepreneurship
• Hospitality Marketing
• Financial Literacy
• Lodging, Food & Beverage, Resort & Retail Management
• College Prep English 

 Class Activities:

• Operation of the Campus Common Grounds – all aspects of running a small business 
• DECA marketing and business association participation, including competitions in curriculum areas
• Field trips to hospitality and entrepreneurial businesses
• Business Plan Development
• Host School Activities
• Virtual Business and Personal Finance Programs 

Sample Job Opportunities:

•  Retail/Customer Service 
• Lodging & Resort Management 
• Business Management        
• Food Service Management 
• Travel and Tourism 
• Business Ownership/Entrepreneurship

 Sample credits/schedule: (*Indicates Department of Education mandated academic embedded credit.  All other embedded credits are the recommendation of Stafford Technical Center and are granted at the discretion of the student’s sending school.)

2 Hospitality/Entrepreneurship
1 English
1 Math (Accounting)*
1 Computer Applications
1 Social Studies*

 Articulation/Dual Enrollment:

Community College of VT- up to 6 Credits  (Accounting) & (travel & tourism)

Currently revising existing articulation agreements with:

          Paul Smiths College – 9 Credits
          Johnson State College – 4 Credits

 Certification Opportunities:

• Customer Service Certification through National Retail Federation
• Financial Literacy Certification
• Sales Certification through National Retail Federation
• Heartsaver CPR
• Students completing 90% of the Core Competencies will receive a certificate from STAFFORD TECHNICAL CENTER.