Restaurant Management Associate in Science Degree

(Full-Time Day Program)

For more information about this program, please contact Chuck Kusselow. 603-542-7744x322

This Associate in Science degree program is designed to prepare students for management positions in the field of restaurant and hospitality management. With a wide range of opportunities, graduates will find employment in free-standing restaurants, hotels, resorts, casinos, catering firms, and other venues. Regardless of the work venue, the restaurant and hospitality industry needs professionals with special skills and knowledge of food, business, service, and human relations.

The two calendar-year Restaurant and Hospitality Management Program has been developed as a joint effort between New Hampshire Community Technical College ~ Claremont/Nashua and Les Roches Swiss Hotel Association School of Hotel Management in Crans-Montana. Switzerland. The first and last part of the program will be held in New Hampshire; the middle part of the program will be offered in Switzerland. English is the language of instruction for the program.

Upon completion of all program requirements - including the six-month internship in Switzerland - graduates will be awarded a joint Associate of Science Degree from New Hampshire Community Technical College - Claremont and Les Roches Swiss Hotel Association School of Hotel Management.

Approved by the Swiss Hotel Association, the world's leader in setting standards for the hospitality industry, Les Roches is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. With state-of-the-art teaching facilities, Les Roches offers a modern campus located in a safe and exciting sport/tourist resort in the heart of the majestic Swiss Alps.

Les Roches is considered to be among the finest hotel management schools in the world. Its graduates are sought by the world's top hotels and restaurants, and they occupy influential positions in the hospitality industry.

The major advantages of this program include training in European standards of service and food prepartion; learning from European-trained chefs, servers, restaurant owners, and managers within the hospitality industry; working in a paid internship in Switzerland; living and studying abroad at Les Roches; developing a network of friends and business associates internationally; and linkage with the hospitality industry around the globe through the Les Roches alumni network.

Because the students in the program will progress as a chort, the program is designed for full-time study. All courses for semester one must be successfully completed as a conidtion for attendance at Les Roches in semester two. Please note that an immersion in German study is required in semester one in preparation for Pre-Intermediate German in semester two. There is no exception from the study of German as the language is needed for successful placement in the internship part of the program.

Restaurant Management Costs:

Room and board fees for the 21-week semester in Switzerland will be $6228. Room, board and taxes for the internship in Switzerland are deducted from wages paid by the internship employer. Students will net an estimated $3,500-$3,800 from the internship.

Swiss medical insurance costing approximately $150/month is required unless student can demonstrate that the family medical plan in the USA meets the requirements of Swiss law. Please note that additional expenses of a passport and airfare to and from Switzerland are not included in the expenses described above.