Hospitality Schools in Wisconsin
Wisconsin contains
nine
schools that offer hospitality programs.
Lakeland College,
the highest-ranking hospitality school in WI, has a total student population of 3,932 and
is the
531st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 hospitality schools
in Wisconsin,
only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Lakeland College comes out as the most expensive ($16,304/yr),
with Gateway Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $220/yr.
Hospitality students from Wisconsin schools who go on to become
hospitality managers,
caterers,
event planners,
wedding planners, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 334,310 people working as
hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$19,190.
Also, Food preparation and serving related employees make on average $20,880 per year and there are about 11,218,260 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Wisconsin alone, there are
237,020 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of
$19,680. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn
$18,190/yr and there are 5,800 employed.
Also, within the hospitality schools
in Wisconsin, the average student population is 3,620 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
15 to 1. Aside from hospitality,
there are 4047 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,987 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,857, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Hospitality Programs in Wisconsin
Lakeland College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations
Levels offered:
Certificate
Fox Valley Technical College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Waukesha County Technical College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Madison Area Technical College
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Wisconsin Interesting Facts
- Wisconsin visitors and residents enjoy the state's 7,446 streams and rivers.
- End-to-end they'd stretch 26,767 miles. That is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
- Wisconsin's Door County has five state parks and 250 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. These figures represent more than any other county in the country.
- In 1878-1879 the Wisconsin legislature approved the creation of a state park in Vilas County. The proposal was not successful and the state ended up selling two-thirds of area land to lumber interest for $8 an acre in 1897.
- In 1900 land acquisition for Wisconsin's first state park began. The park became Interstate State Park located in St. Croix Falls.
- Devil's Lake was established in 1911. The facility has become one of Wisconsin's oldest and most famous state parks. It leads the state parks in attendance.
Top National Parks in Wisconsin:
Famous State Residents:
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