Trocaire, Lancaster HS form partnership
High school students enrolled in the newly formed Academy of Hospitality and Tourism at Lancaster High School will begin taking college-level courses this fall at Trocaire College’s Russell J. Salvatore School of Hospitality & Business.
The South Buffalo-based college announced this week that it will offer three courses to juniors and seniors: introduction to hospitality management, hospitality information systems and hotel operations. All classes are free to students.
“This partnership agreement between Lancaster High School and Trocaire College helps us make that connection for our students between what our students learn inside the classroom and the world outside the classroom in addition to earning college credit while still in high school,” John Bender, Lancaster assistant principal and academy liaison, said in a release.
Students, parents, faculty and administrators at Lancaster High School toured the Transit Road hospitality facility last week. Those involved in the academy expect to graduate with a full semester of college courses, high school officials said.
Trocaire is seeking to make its Transit Road location an official “branch campus” rather than an extension center. It must get approval from the state.
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