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Department of
Hospitality Business

Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the Hospitality Business Department prepares graduates for management positions in one of the most dynamic and fastest growing employment fields ~ Hospitality and Tourism.

The Rel Maples Institute for Culinary Arts provides students with education and experience in hot foods preparation, baking and pastry and kitchen management as well as non-commercial foodservice. 

Students completing the Hotel and Restaurant Management concentration gain experience in all operations of full service lodging and restaurant management.

The department features two first-class associate of applied science degree programs in the hospitality field:  Culinary Arts which is the only American Culinary Federation accredited post-secondary culinary program in the state of Tennessee and Hotel & Restaurant Management. 

The Culinary Arts program offers of choice of emphasis in Hot Foods or Baking and Pastry.  The program also features a Certificate program which focuses solely on the culinary core of the applied science degree.

The program's faculty is highly dedicated and very diverse in academic credentials and professional certification as well as career background.  They are all seasoned industry veterans.

The Hospitality Business Department is based at the
Walters State Community College Sevier County Campus.

Ask about our new $8.5 million campus expansion expected to open in January 2008 featuring a new state-of-the-art Culinary Arts facility.