Is a Career in Hospitality and Tourism in Your Future?
There are 2 million leisure and hospitality jobs in California with more than 16,000 of them here in Ventura County. We encourage students or those looking for a career change to explore all that the leisure and hospitality industry has to offer.
Find Your Path
They say if you choose a career you love, you will never work a day in your life. I have found that to be true. My passion led me into destination marketing and management, and today I have the privilege of leading the Ventura County Lodging Association (Ventura County Coast). Just as I discovered my path, our regional colleges, programs, and industry leaders are here to help you discover yours.
Brian Tucker, President & CEO
Ventura County Lodging Association
New Career Opportunity
We Are Hiring: Business Development & Partnerships Manager
Joining our team means stepping into a positive, creative, and collaborative environment where no two days are the same. We value innovation, trust, and passion. Your ideas will make a visible impact on both our work and the community we serve.
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Seize the Opportunity
In Ventura County Coast, there are opportunities to launch a career in the hospitality and tourism industry. We have programs that provide students the academic and technical skills necessary to pursue a high skill, high demand career in this growing industry.
Imagine a big family, one that’s warm, welcoming, smart and fun. That’s California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), a four-year, public university in Camarillo, California. Established in 2002, they are the youngest of 23 campuses in the CSU family.
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At our culinary school, you’ll take hands-on culinary lab classes in our fully-equipped kitchen and refined restaurant. We have several associate degree and certificate options. An added benefit, unlike for-profit culinary schools in Los Angeles or Pasadena, is that many of your credits will be transferable to some four-year universities.
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Ventura College, an accredited two-year institution of higher education, has been a part of this beautiful seaside community since 1925. It is conveniently located approximately 60 miles north of Los Angeles and 30 miles south of Santa Barbara. The 112-acre campus, set in the rolling hills of Ventura, has an enrollment of 14,500 students.
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A study of hospitality management offers practical and theoretical knowledge of management of hotel staff, upkeep and sanitary standards of hotel facilities, customer service, marketing, sales, accounting, purchasing, production and operations.
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Live and learn hospitality in the heart of California’s tourism industry. Earn a management degree through an integrated experiential learning program, supplemented with business management courses, secured skills and experiences central to a successful career advancement in the dynamic hospitality and tourism industry.
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