New College of DuPage Gastronomy and Marketing in Hospitality Certificate Helps Businesses, Startups Gain Industry Foothold
Glen Ellyn, Illinois–(Newsfile Corp. – June 6, 2023) – College of DuPage’s Culinary and Hospitality program is helping existing and new businesses expand their industry reach thanks to a new 9-credit-hour certificate program launching this fall.
COD’s Gastronomy and Marketing in Hospitality certificate is offered as a single course, allowing students to earn their credential in just one semester.
Hospitality and Tourism Professor Mary Beth Leone began conceptualizing the certificate’s curriculum when students told her they wanted to learn more about the marketing side of the industry.
“I started to see students during the pandemic doing their own thing,” she…