Hospitality Management

• 16-week courses that meet once a week.
• Ability to specialize in an area most applicable to your career.
• Full-time faculty/advisors with experience as practitioners.
• Competitive, flat-rate tuition and fees, regardless of state and city of residency.
• Scholarship opportunities.
• Established hospitality management program that dates back to 1952.

• Application of skills relevant to all aspects of hospitality and guest services.
• Immediate use of concepts and skills in your work environment.
• Full-time faculty/advisors with lodging and restaurant experience.
• A working relationship with Johnson County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College and Metropolitan Community College.

The curriculum is designed to prepare working professionals in the hospitality industry to become better leaders and managers in lodging, restaurants, clubs, conference centers, event spaces, sales and human resources. A systems approach to hospitality management will be explored in the curriculum and 900 hours of handson experience is required.

See what courses the Olathe campus offers and download course documents.

Course topics

Course delivery

Graduates from our program can work in a variety of positions within the hospitality industry, including:

• Owner/entrepreneur
• General manager
• Director of events
• Revenue manager
• Director of rooms
• Director of sales
• Director of food and beverage

Mollie Rohrbaugh instructs undergraduate hospitality management courses. She has more than 13 years of professional experience in the hospitality industry.

Learn more about Mollie.

Industry scholarships
Scholarships are available for new hospitality management students that are sponsored by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association, or GKCRA. Applicants may be awarded up to $2,000 for their degree completion program, provided they are in good standing and meet the enrollment requirements. Scholarships will be distributed in four $500 awards for up to four semesters for a total of $2,000 per student. Scholarship amounts vary depending on fund availability, merit and need.

Eligibility details:

• Applicants must be a new student applying to or accepted in the K-State Olathe Hospitality Management degree completion program.

• Applicants must be in good standing and must be enrolled at K-State in order to receive funds each semester.

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New student scholarships
New students who are admitted to the hospitality management bachelor's degree program at K-State Olathe for the 2023-2024 academic year are eligible for a Clay Blair Family Scholarship Award of up to $3,000. Funds are awarded evenly over the first two to three semesters of enrollment in the program. Priority will be given to students based on their admitted date and will be awarded while funds remain available. These scholarships are non-renewable. Email Student Services to apply.

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