Unique Features of Our Program
· Consistent 85% placement rate BEFORE graduation.
· 25% of all corporate recruiters who come to WSU are seeking hospitality students, who comprise 2% of the campus population.
· Our students interview with an average of 5.7 companies, and choose between 4.6 job offers BEFORE graduation, and go on 2.3 on-site interviews. 85% of our students have solidified job offers before graduation.
· Scholarships are available for all class levels and variety of interests.
· Utilizing our gourmet kitchen laboratory and dining room facilitates, students help plan and cater campus events throughout the year.
· Our energetic professors and staff take the time to get to know students as individuals, and care about their needs, interests, and success. They have open-door policies and offer support, guidance, and mentoring.
· Our alumni and friends stay in touch by serving on an active industry advisory board.
· We have extensive opportunities to interact with industry executives and representatives on a regular basis.
· Our faculty bring in industry executives and recruiters to give talks and seminars on what the industry is looking for, how to market yourself and what it takes to get hired. They provide dress for success lectures are there to give advice on selecting a benefit package once you have a job offer.