The hotel restaurant and catering services department is one of the first departments of Ortaca Vocational School, which was established with the decision of the Higher Education Council dated 25.01.1994. In our department, which has a history of more than a quarter of a century, the first students of the Tourism and Hotel Management Program started education in 1994. The Cookery Program of our department was founded in the 2012 academic year and started to accept students.
Education and training activities in Tourism and Hotel Management Program and Cookery Program carried out by 7 instructors including 1 Assoc. Prof, 2 Asst. Prof., 1. Dr. lec., and 2 lecturers. Our main aim in the department of Hotel, Restaurant And Catering Services is to provide our students with the knowledge and skills needed by the sector through theoretical and applied courses.
Physical Assets
Following areas served for theoretical and applied courses in department of Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services
| PHYSICAL ASSETS |
NUMBER |
| Computer lab for Front Office and Food & Beverage Programs |
2 |
| House Keeping Application Area |
2 |
| Food and Beverage Application Area |
1 |
| Kitchen |
1 |
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
The graduates of Hotel, Restaurant And Catering Services Department can find various employment opportunities in public and private establishments such as; in different departments of hotels/holiday villages, in restaurants and other food and beverage companies, in travel agencies and tour operators, in transporting enterprises and in other private sector establishments.
Why to choose this department?
- Academic staff who follow the dynamic sectoral and academic developments
- Contemporary curriculum
- Not only theoretical education but also opportunity for training in field of application
- Intimacy between students and instructors
- Cooperation with tourism industry
- Location advantage of vocational college with being in tourism region
- Wide application areas of vocational college
- Importance of tourism between the future industries
Access to Further Studies
Students who graduate from these programs can apply to study in undergraduate programs. The undergraduate programs that our students can transfer to, provided that they succeed in the Vertical Transition Examination (DGS), are as follows;
| Programs |
Transferable Undergraduate Programs |
Cookery |
Family and Consumer Sciences
Nutrition and Dietetics
Gastronomy
Gastronomy and Culinary Arts
Food and Beverage Management |
Tourism and Hotel Management |
Business
Business Informatics
Business Administration
Business-Economy
Hospitality Management
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Tourism management
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Tourism and Hotel Management |