The Chef’s Academy Hospitality And Restaurant Management Program To Be Offered Completely Online

Nov. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- INDIANAPOLIS – The Chef’s Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 109-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 38 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that its Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality and Restaurant Management is now offered completely online. The program is designed to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to begin a career path toward management in the hospitality and food service industry. All online courses have a special emphasis on management skills such as problem solving, forecasting, strategic planning, team building and human resource management. The online curriculum, launched in October, provides students with a great deal of flexibility in their course load and is ideal for anyone currently employed in the industry.  

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“I am excited about the opportunity to offer the Hospitality and Restaurant Management program online,” said Jayson M. Boyers, national division president of The Chef’s Academy. “It is just one of the many ways our curriculum is flexible, and we expect it to empower students to realize their full potential in the hospitality and food service industry.”

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- The Hospitality and Restaurant Management program includes strategically placed experiences, such as an internship requirement midway through the term and an externship at the conclusion of the program.

- These experiences, combined with a balance of industry specific operational courses, the strong management component and career relevant general studies, help students gain professional knowledge and skills necessary to succeed within the industry.

ABOUT THE CHEF’S ACADEMY:
The Chef’s Academy is the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 109-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 38 degree programs in five schools of study. More than 6,000 students altogether are enrolled at Harrison College’s 12 campuses, its online division and The Chef’s Academy. Headquartered in Indianapolis, The Chef’s Academy opened a second academy on a 4.37-acre campus in North Carolina’s Triangle in August 2011. At The Chef’s Academy, students become prepared and marketable graduates entering the fields of culinary arts, pastry arts, and hospitality and restaurant management through classroom and experiential instruction that sets up expectations for the real-life industry. The college’s culinary division provides an environment that fosters students’ passion for culinary arts and hospitality and a curriculum developed by the most qualified instructors and leaders in the market. The Chef’s Academy is endorsed and accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF). For more information about The Chef’s Academy, visit http://www.thechefsacademy.com.

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