Associate Degree in Sports and Tourism Studies at Finger Lakes Community College |
Finger Lakes Community College
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Finger Lakes Community College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus with 5,351 students in Canandaigua, NY.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Finger Lakes Community College--a public, open access institution--provides quality education within a student-centered, college environment devoted to promoting long-term student success. |
Finger Lakes Community College
Associate degree
Sports and Tourism Studies
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The sports industry and the tourism industry are two of the most dynamic and growing industries in the World economies. The Associate in Science in Sports and Tourism Studies will initiate the preparation students will need to transfer to bachelor’s degree programs in Sports Studies/Management or Tourism Management by offering advisement areas in Sport Studies or Tourism Studies. Based on the selection of an advisement area, students will be prepared to transfer into two distinct areas: Sports Studies/Management or Tourism Management.
Students who select the Sport Studies advisement area will be exposed to sports as a worldwide phenomenon. From youth sports, adventure sports, and professional sports to international events such as the Olympics Games, sporting events draw millions of visitors and generate
billions of dollars in economic impact. In fact, Street and Smith’s Sportsbusiness Journal recently reported that in the United States alone, sports is a $213 billion dollar industry, making it the sixth largest industry in the nation.
The student selecting the Tourism Studies advisement area will study one of the largest industries in the world. The growth in the tourism industry has occurred in the areas of destination planning/management, event management, adventure, and experience-based visitor experiences. The tourism industry has evolved from a travel agent stereotype to a profession that increasingly requires preparation in the areas of management, marketing, planning, and finance at the bachelor’s degree level.
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to transfer with junior standing to four-year institutions that offer sports or tourism-related bachelors degrees based on the selected areas of advisement. These four-year colleges include, but are not limited to, SUNY
Brockport, SUNY Cortland, Niagara University, St. John Fisher College, Ithaca College, Clemson University, St. John's University, University of Massachusetts, University of South Carolina, and East Stroudsburg University.
The goals of the Associate in Science in Sports and Tourism Studies degree program are:
To prepare students to transfer with junior status into Tourism, Sport Management, Sport Marketing, Sport Administration, Leisure/Recreation, and Event Management programs at four-year institutions.
To develop in students all of the 11 Competencies identified by Finger Lakes Community College as learning outcomes of a liberal education.
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