The Programs of Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Travel and Tourism and Meeting & Event Planning at Austin Community College have been serving Central Texas communities for over 13 years. We invite you to learn about the exceptional education we provide each of our students. Our mission is teaching the creativity and the commitment it takes to be a success in the hospitality, travel & tourism, event and meeting management, and culinary arts industries. Students work alongside renowned professors and chefs with many years of professional and industry experience. Their dedication is to train you to become a leader, and provide you with experiences that are unmatched in any educational setting anywhere.

Why Our Programs?
Modern hotels, resorts, restaurants, and convention centers are large, intricate, and diverse business entities. Imagine the confusion that might ensue if capable professionals weren't running them. Majors in our programs will prepare students for careers managing these types of businesses. All of our programs are very professionally oriented. We integrate management theory with practical business acumen, knowledge and skills. Those who major in our programs also learn about basic nutrition and food theory, marketing, statistics, and even geography.

Who Joins Our Program?
Whether you are a student with the entrepreneurial spirit or desire to be a leader in the fields of hospitality, tourism or meeting and events- you want the best education! Business minded students who desire a more creative atmosphere discover they will enjoy the dynamics of these diverse industries. 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 also see the hospitality field as more creative than general business environments. They find an emphasis on creating personally rewarding experiences for customers and employees. Students interested in psychology, sociology, communications, and the fine and performing arts find us to be a great option as they get excited about becoming creative business people. Our students realize that a career is best pursued by having a Passion and Exuberance for Being of Service to Others.

Our programs are unique for a variety of reasons.

ACC is a cost effective option, but it is so much more. We have quality programs with Associates of Applied Science Degrees and Certificates in the fields of Hospitality Management, Travel & Tourism and Meeting & Event Planning.

We are the only program in the nation that has four complete degree and certificate programs in these fields. We are one of only a handful of Meeting and Event Planning programs in the nation that offers a degree and certificate, and the only one that is a public institution.

We also offer many other entry level and degree options into our programs, including an Associates of Applied Science degree 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 unique and only offered at ACC.

We schedule courses for students’ convenience. Our courses are offered in block time, so students can elect to only have to come to campus to attend a class once 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 are very active in our industry and community service programs

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