Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management

St. Augustine College has a legacy of expanding educational opportunity for Chicago’s underserved, working-adult, first-generation, and bilingual communities. Its programs are designed around small classes, flexible schedules, personalized advice, and support from learning facilitators. Students can follow bilingual pathways, including the option to begin studies in Spanish and finish in English.

Academic strengths include professional programs in early childhood education, respiratory therapy, business administration, psychology, hospitality management, computer information systems, and social work. The BA in Early Childhood Education combines multilingual classes with student teaching in an early childhood classroom. The program prepares graduates to teach children from birth to age eight and includes coursework for English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education endorsements. Respiratory Therapy prepares students for work in hospitals, home care, and other health care environments. Business and technology programs connect liberal arts foundations with practical career skills.

Located in Chicago, the college offers a setting where students can study while working or managing family responsibilities. Internship opportunities provide hands-on experience with professionals in students’ chosen fields. International students should understand that the college serves people navigating new languages and cultures, with bilingual instruction and individualized support built into the student experience. Alumni include graduates from Mexico, Uganda, and Chicago neighborhoods who completed programs in business, psychology, computer sciences, respiratory therapy, and social work.

This Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management program prepares students for leadership roles across the hospitality industry, including restaurants, hotels, and events. It emphasizes hands-on learning, industry expert guidance, and real-world experience through a senior internship. The curriculum covers essential areas such as finance, marketing, human resources, customer service, and operations, with a focus on developing practical skills for management positions.

Focus areas include Lodging Operations, Food Service Management, Event Planning, Marketing and Tourism, Financial Management, Operations Management.

The program requires 120 credit hours for completion, including a mandatory semester-long senior internship accumulating 500 hours of supervised work experience.

Graduates are prepared for management or operations roles in lodging establishments, event and meeting management, restaurants, food service, sales, and related business fields, including hotel, restaurant, event, travel, resort, club, catering, and wedding management.

Admission requires completion of high school or GED, a minimum age of 17 years, an official high school transcript (accredited for distance high schools), an official GED transcript (distance GED not accepted), or proof of equivalent foreign high school completion or an official college transcript showing at least 24 transferable semester credit hours.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. The program is offered online, in person, or as a hybrid format, designed for adult learners. Most full-time students complete the 120 credit hours in four years. For international students, tuition is well below the median for US programmes.