<p>Ok, so i was researching and from the info i have searched through, the best Hotel Schools other than Cornell are in Switzerland....OMG!!! Is this for real?! I mean sure there others in the U.S. Like:</p>
<p>Purdue... Well, i don't really know any other really good 1's except maybe michigan state university.Do you people have any good ones other than cornell,purdue,msu?!! </p>
<p>Yea, back on topic, so other than the three schools mentioned above are the best really in Switzerland?! I mean , its not like i have anything against Swiss schools its just that im shocked. Whats your input?</p>
<p>Paul Smith’s College, The College of the Adirondacks, an often over-looked school.
It would be much easier to get accepted to than Cornell. A wonderful location & would be good if you love the outdoors! Very good placement record as well.</p>
<p>Thanks SLUMOM, also I have ABSOLUTELY NO safety ideas whatsoever, so if anyone knows any good safety schools for someone planning to get into the hotel business, especially management, please help me.</p>
<p>I think for US the next schools are University of Houston and UNLV. I know NYU and BU also have hotel programs, but I don’t know how well they are ranked.</p>
<p>If you are talking about Les Roches for the school in Switzerland, they do have an American campus (in Chicago, I think…)</p>
<p>And yes, I think Cornell and the schools in Switzerland really are the best. When you think of hotel schools in the US, most people think of Cornell (which is why it can be hard to find other hotel schools in the US)…
Are you going to apply to Hotel School?</p>
<p>Yes I am When the time comes it’ll be ED Cornell+ EA Purdue and Thanks, I didnt know about the Les Roches in Chicago, then you also have other hotel schools like C</p>
<p>Vegas is usually regarded as second to Cornell. (Think internships!) Interestingly, many of the hotel honchos that I’ve run across in LV are Cornell alums.</p>
<p>Thanks all And yea, Penn State is totally and completely OUT! I heard that you can’t even do Hotel/Hospitality courses until Junior/Senior year. And i’m not really interested in taking “normal” classes so to speak. I want to go somewhere where I can go straight into the specialized curriculum from the beginning lol.</p>
<p>Another potential “safety” school you might look into is Northern Arizona University. NAU offers a BS in Hospitality and Restaurant Management and also a BS in International Hospitality Management (with an opportunity for a dual degree program with schools in Holland and Germany). The department operates the Inn at NAU so you get actual work experience there on campus or you can utilize the school’s strong connections with major Arizona resorts for internships.</p>
<p>When you think about it, it’s pretty impressive Cornell’s been able to establish such a stellar reputation in Hotel Management. The great film schools are in logical places like NYC and LA; Stanford’s built a massive reputation on IT in the middle of Silicon Valley. It’s logical for UNLV to have a great hotel program, but Ithaca… The Statler certainly helps, I guess.</p>
<p>UNLV is not a “safety” school when it comes to hospitality. It’s ranked 2 in the nation and highly recognized as one of the best hospitality/hotel schools in this country next to Cornell. Though UNLV is an easy school to get into, the program is on the rough edge as it is extremely competitive. You are constantly reminded that it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there and serious students do compete over internships. They offer TONS of internships around Las Vegas and around the nation–even abroad as well as a Switzerland program to complete courses over there. OR you can choose to go their UNLV Singapore campus. Top recruiters come to UNLV for prospective employees because they’re well exposed and experienced in the industry (UNLV Hotel/Hospitality students need to complete 1000+ working hours and internships to graduate). Overall, UNLV is a great school if you want to major in Hospitality. Also, most UNLV hospitality professors are experts in the industry and are even alums from Cornell. </p>
<p>Cornell University is no different but they’re located in the middle of a beautiful nowhere. Sure they’re top students… but with less experience under their belt. In this kind of industry, you have to know that it’s not the name of the school that’s going to get your foot in the door, because no one really gives a turd if you’re from an ivy or other praised schools if you can’t execute what you learn.</p>
<p>With my experience working along side fresh Cornell graduates… they’re book smart alright–not so much under the service smart. An MBA/MHA from Cornell is golden.</p>
<p>UNLV, Purdue, Michigan State, Delaware, Florida State, Penn. State, Johnson & Wales, Boston Univ, New York Univ., Cal State-Pomona, Houston, and Oklahoma State.</p>
They’re safeties, so anyone else have any input?</p>
and Thanks, I didnt know about the Les Roches in Chicago, then you also have other hotel schools like C</p>