Cornell University founded its School of Hotel Administration in 1922, when the curriculum was requested by leading hoteliers and the American Hotel Association. It was the first college program dedicated to hotel administration. Students today gain hands-on experience while working in the campus-owned Statler hotel.
Several joint degree programs have been established. The Nanyang Technological University in Singapore works in conjunction with Cornell, and 50 students per year split their education between Singapore and Ithaca, New York. The school also partners with the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, where students earn a dual degree: bachelor of science in hotel administration and an associate in occupational studies in culinary arts. The degree programs include bachelor of science, master of management in hospitality and a Ph.D. in hotel administration.
Fairleigh Dickinson University's campuses in Teaneck and Madison, New Jersey, offer bachelor's and master's degree programs in hotel and restaurant management at their International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. The oldest program of its kind in the metropolitan New York area, the school's four-year program includes 1,200 hours of work experience in New York hotels and restaurants. Seminars abroad are included in the course. Students study European hotel and restaurant operations. The 2010-11 school year seminars took place in Italy and Switzerland.
The main campus of Les Roches International School of Hotel Management is in Switzerland. Additional campuses are found in China, Spain and Jordan. The school was named one of the top three hospitality management schools worldwide by Taylor Nelson Sofres, the global market research company. It offers a bachelor of science degree in hospitality management, with a food and beverage concentration, in a four-year program. The opportunity to intern at Europe's top hotels or restaurants is presented to students from the beginning of their first term.
An academic education is coupled with practical experience at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst's department of hospitality and tourism management. With exchange partners in the United States and internationally in Switzerland, England and Australia, students studying for a bachelor of science degree are exposed to the industry in a variety of settings. Courses include casino management, club management, food and beverage management, lodging management and tourism, convention and event management. The on-campus Marriott Center provides hands-on experience from the beginning of the course of study.
Washington State University's School of Hospitality Business Management was rated No. 11 in the world for research by the "Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research." Located in Pullman, Washington, the school offers a concentration in the wine business. Students are expected to fulfill 1,000 internship hours in a hospitality or wine management business. The bachelor of arts program is a four-year course, with international study encouraged.