Discover the world of hospitality at JWU Charlotte, where our Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management program goes beyond a traditional degree. We offer a comprehensive education designed to develop your management and leadership skills, equipping you to excel in the diverse and dynamic hospitality industry.
Customize your hospitality degree by choosing from a range of electives. Mix and match to ensure your studies align with your career goals or select one of the following specialized tracks:
Food and Beverage
Hotel and Resort
Our dedicated faculty, industry leaders themselves, will guide you every step of the way. With strong faculty-student connections, you’ll benefit from personalized support and mentorship. Start your journey at JWU Charlotte and prepare to lead in the global hospitality industry with confidence.
Outside of school, I work at The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte as a guest relations agent. Over the summers, I work as a banquet supervisor at The Sun Valley Resort in Idaho. JWU has played a huge role in these work experiences because my courses have helped me learn, grow and develop the fundamental skills I need to work in the hospitality industry.”
Lilly Langevin ’25, Hospitality Management
Spaces Built for the Real World
Build your skills in our learning spaces, so when you launch your career, you’ll have the foundation to excel.
Advanced Food Service Operations Management is an upper-level capstone course that tests the food service management skills of senior-level students. Our Hospitality Dining Room is set up like a working restaurant where student-led teams are responsible for designing and orchestrating the menu and guest experience.
Two dedicated labs cover the beverage side of the business. In the Hospitality Beverage Lab, you learn how to taste and evaluate beverages the way professionals do, build flavor profiles and pair drinks with food. One floor up, the Mixology Lab is where you mix cocktails and learn to run a beverage program, working with faculty who hold beverage certifications.
While classroom learning equipped me with essential skills in hotel accounting and formulas, it was the university’s emphasis on values, professionalism and strict policies that instilled discipline and steered me in the right direction. Today, as the CEO of my own luxury hospitality consulting firm, I owe a debt of gratitude to Johnson & Wales University for its pivotal role in my journey.”
Jonathan Macioce ’08, Chief Executive Officer at SKYBRIDGE Luxury & Associates
