AAS Travel and Tourism Management
Mapping Your Future
Our Associate of Applied Science Degree program provides students with a solid foundation of business skills as well as specialized training across a broad spectrum of travel industry roles. Graduates will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a career as a reservations agent, tour planner, airline ground service personnel, business travel planner, hotel sales representative or agency management trainee.
Skills You'll Learn
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Aid in the creation of promotional and presentation materials.
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Learn to communicate effectively with travel product and service suppliers.
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Develop strong oral, written and interpersonal skills for effective communication.
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Employ information technology skills required to effectively perform travel and tourism management duties.
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Perform clerical responsibilities such as typing, record keeping, office communication, scheduling and mail distribution.
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Pursue new learning opportunities within the community for personal and professional growth.
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Use industry resources to select, collect and manipulate data from computer-based and manual reservations systems.
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Jobs in Travel and Tourism
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Tour Guides & Escorts
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$11.42 Median Hourly Salary
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Reservation & Ticket Agents
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$15.03 Median Hourly Salary
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Source: O*Net Median Wages
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Student Consumer Information for this Program
| Related Occupation |
SOC* Code and Website Link |
| Reservation, transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
43-4181.00 |
| Tour Guides and Escorts |
39-6021.00 |
| Sales Representative, Service, All Other |
41-3099.00 |
| Customer Service Agent (Airline) |
43-4051.00 |
CIP: 52.0903
Cost**
| Tuition: |
$31,140.00 |
| Fees: |
$225.00 |
| Room & Board: |
$0.00 |
| Books & Supplies: |
$2,800.00 |
On-Time Completion Rate: 88%
Normal Time to complete program: 2 Years
Median Title IV Debt: $14,846.00
Median Private Debt: $0.00
Number of students completing program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010: 8
Number of students completing with any student loan debt: 8
*Standard Occupational Code
**completed using Sept 2011 tuition rate. Completing program within
normal time. Two years used for AAS, 2.5 years used for Nursing
degrees, and 4 years for BBA/BS.
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