Our programs are some of the most unique offered by a institution of higher education.  We pride ourselves on state of the art curriculum, outstanding faculty, and individualized student service.

 Who Joins Our Program?

       Students who have already gotten the bug to be entrepreneurs and leaders of hospitality companies-they want the best!

       Business minded students who want a more creative atmosphere and after closer contact with us, realize they will enjoy the dynamics of hospitality companies. Marketing, real estate development, international business, information technology, finance, human resources and general management majors all find exciting opportunities within our curriculum.

       Liberal arts minded students who see the hospitality field as more creative than general business who like the emphasis on creating personally rewarding experiences for customers and employees. Students interested in psychology, sociology, communications, and the fine and performing arts may find us to be a great option if they can get excited about becoming creative business people.

       Students who realize that a career is best pursued when having a Passion and Exuberance for Being of Service to Others

What makes us unique

We have four complete programs in the fields of Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, Travel and Tourism and Meeting and Event Planning.  Each program has an Associates of Applied Science Degree and a Certificate.

We are one of five Meeting and Event Planning programs in the nation that has a degree and certificate offering and the only one that is a public institution.

We are the only accredited Culinary Arts program in the State of Texas that is a public institution and because of this our students who graduate with either a Basic Certificate or Associates of Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts are eligible to receive their Certified Culinarian certification (the first level of a certified Chef)

We can offer many entry and degree options into our programs

We offer an Associates of Applied Science in Hospitality Management-Baccalaureate Preparation.  This degree is designed for students who wish to transfer to a 4-year institution upon graduation or are transferring general education credits.  This degree plan is our most unique program and is unique to ACC.

We offer Continuing Education, PCM based courses as well as Classroom courses each semester.

We schedule our courses in block time so students only have to come to a class one time per week.  This allows our students to work and support themselves or their families and gain the essential experience necessary to combine with a solid foundation of education.

We offer our courses in day and night sections and many of our faculty teach throughout a 12 hour day.

We seek revenue generating activities (ex. full-service restaurant at the Eastview Campus and grants) to assist in supporting our capital intensive programs

We are very active in our industry and in community service programs

We offer job and internship placement, departmental advising to ALL STUDENTS each semester over a 2 month period , professional development activities (ex. Student Resource Day) and industry networking activities.