Facilitating Business Growth in the Black Hills

The Center for Hospitality & Business was created to encompass new academic offerings in hospitality management and business administration, as well as other programs tied to workforce development needs for economic growth and prosperity in the Rapid City/Black Hills region. Our main goals are:

• • Facilitate significant Rapid City community engagement to create a dynamic network of community leaders
  • Orchestrate an innovate educational center for tourism and hospitality programs creating partnerships, curriculum and workforce support for one of South Dakota’s top economic industries
  • Coordinate recruiting strategies to support current and new programs offered on site
  • Establish the presence as the centralized hub for academic partnerships in association with South Dakota State University, Dakota State University, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and Western Dakota Tech
  • Develop work-force driven programs, workshops, seminars that tie into business and industry needs and workforce training through our BHSU Advantage: Strategic Training Programs

• Associates in Tourism & Hospitality
• 61 Credits – 4 semesters
• 4 Core Competencies:
  • Lodging Management
  • Restaurant Management
  • Tourism Management
  • Meetings, Conventions and Event Planning Management
• The “605” Internship Experience:
  • 600 Internship Hours (12 Credits) + 5 Exploration Experiences
• 50% Applied Learning/Experiential Learning
• Course rotation: Summer, Fall, Spring & Summer
• Bachelors Degree option to continue for 2 more years to then receive a B.S. Business Administration – Management degree

• Get your MBA in Applied Management
• The Business programs at Black Hills State University are accredited by AACSB, placing them among just 5% of business schools in the world to have earned this distinction. Through innovative instruction, mentoring, research, internships, and service, BHSU develops business graduates who become local and regional leaders and compete in a dynamic global environment.