The associate degree and certificate of achievement within the Tourism, Convention, and Event Planning Program are designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in the tourism, convention, and event planning industries.

Why Study Tourism, Convention & Event Planning at CSN?

The program features a required externship designed to give students an opportunity to work under the direction of professionals in the industry and gain an invaluable opportunity to learn workplace competencies and interact with the host company. Our program also houses a Certificate of Achievement in Concierge Management.

Possible careers in tourism, convention, and event planning include conference planner, event organizer, tradeshow coordinator, wedding planner, corporate travel consultant, and many more.

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Degrees and Certificate

Tourism, Convention and Event Planning: BAS

The Tourism, Convention, and Event Planning BAS Degree is designed to develop skills in critical thinking, creative problem solving, and operational competencies in the diverse, yet interrelated disciplines of tourism, convention, and event planning.

Tourism, Convention, and Event Planning: AAS

The Tourism, Convention, and Event Planning degree is designed to provide exciting career opportunities and produce professionals who want to work in the Tourism, Convention, and Event Planning industries. Students will be prepared to enter management training positions and, for those presently employed, to assume managerial responsibility.

Tourism, Convention, and Event Planning: CA

The Tourism, Convention and Event Planning Certificate of Achievement is designed to provide exciting career opportunities, and produce professionals who want to work in the Tourism, Convention, and Event Planning industries.

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Accreditation

The quality of CSN’s Travel, Convention, and Event Planning Program is demonstrated by successful evaluations from the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration and the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Mission Statement

Tourism, Convention and Event Planning Mission: To be the leader in an academic, application-oriented education in the tourism, convention, and event planning career fields, that embraces industry engagement and which is directed to a multinational, diversified student body.

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