AfTER high sChOOL
Room
To Grow
Getting an education after
high school broadens
YoUR oPTions
in Hospitality & Tourism.
F
rom the time he first plopped down So I signed up for the hospitality program Two-Year Options
on the couch and watched James at Skyline. As soon as I set foot into a real North Lake College is part of the Dallas
Brolin striding down the corridors hotel, I knew. This is really was what I County Community College District; one
of the St. Gregory on the TV series Hotel, wanted to do with my life. I never regretted of many community-based postsecondary
young Arthur James knew what he wanted that decision.” schools across the state offering associate’s
to be when he grew up: a hotel general This is a story James shares regularly degrees in hospitality management. “I
manager. That was 1986, when James was a in his capacity as hospitality management think students are highly prepared when
freshman in high school. It also happened coordinator for North Lake College they leave,” James says. “A lot of what we
to be the very night before his application in Irving. teach is from the textbook, but we do
to the Dallas area Skyline Magnet School “The beauty of high school programs cooperative education, too, which means
was due. like Skyline’s is that they let students they get hands-on experience. And with
“Up until that moment, I wasn’t sure discover whether this is something they my background, I’m able to share a lot
what I wanted to do,” James remembers. want to do with their lives before they of real-life examples.” Similar programs
“Then I saw James Brolin holding his pay for a college degree,” he says. “Skyline are also available at Austin Community
briefcase, and I thought, ‘I can do that!’ lets students get hands-on experience, College, South Texas Community College,
and there’s no substitute for that. But if Central Texas College, Alvin Community
students learn they love it, they need to go College, Del Mar College in Corpus
to college and learn the skills needed to Christi, and many other institutions.
succeed in the career. Without a degree,
professionals eventually hit a glass ceiling Certification
in this business. That’s why students need In addition to offering associate’s degrees,
to pursue a higher degree.” community colleges often offer specialty
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