According to Education-Portal.com, the top event planning program in Washington state is the Hospitality Business Management program at Washington State University. The program offers courses on areas including hospitality systems; travel, society and business; managed services; event planning; hospitality leadership and organizational behavior; and advanced culinary management and catering, among many others. Students are also offered opportunities for internship experience.
Washington State University
French Admin. Building
Pullman, WA 99164
509-335-3564
wsu.edu
The Hospitality and Tourism program at Edmonds Community College offers a one-year certificate and a two-year associate of technical arts degree in event planning. The college's two-year associate degrees in hospitality and tourism, technical arts, administrative management and hospitality management offer graduates the chance to transfer to four-year colleges to pursue a bachelor degree. These colleges include Johnson & Wales University, Evergreen State College, Central Washington University-Lynnwood and Seattle Pacific University.
Edmonds Community College
20000 68th Avenue W
Lynnwood, WA 98036
425-640-1459
edcc.edu/hosp/
For those interested mainly in wedding planning, Everett Community College offers several wedding and event planner classes, two of them based on the Preston Bailey Signature Wedding and Event Design course. Students are trained to become event designers who tailor each event to suit the client's aesthetic preferences. Bailey's four books on wedding design are included in the cost of tuition. Some of the course work takes place online.
Everett Community College
2000 Tower St.
Baker Building Room 113
Everett, WA 98201
425-388-9100
campusce.net/everett/
There are many online event planning study programs. Strayer University offers an MBA and a bachelor's in hospitality and tourism. DeVry University offers bachelor degrees in hospitality management, as does South University online, which also offers an associate degree. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh offers online bachelor's degrees in hotel and restaurant management and culinary management. Le Cordon Bleu offers an online bachelor's in its culinary management program as well as an associate's in hospitality and restaurant management.