- Niagara offered the world’s first bachelor’s degree in tourism.
- The college are ranked in the top 20 hospitality and tourism programs in the country.
- Niagara University was the 7th program in the country to be accredited.
- We were the 4th hospitality and tourism program in the country to have achieved college status.
- Our College is a founding member of The Leading Hotel Schools of the World (LHSW), an association of leading hotel schools worldwide, that works with the 440 five-star Leading Hotels of the World. LHSW won best partnership award at the Paris hospitality awards, 2005.
- Niagara has a hospitality partnership agreement with Carlson, a brand hospitality and tourism company with operations in 140 countries.
- The College is the 2002 recipient of the Institutional Achievement Award of the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators.
- Niagara University is the only program in the country to publish a journal for industry managers (The Rooms Chronicle).
- We offer work abroad programs in luxury hotels in Lake Como, Italy and Cusco, Peru.
- We offer a cruise abroad program with Carnival Cruise Lines.
Niagara student consulting teams analyze "real-life" projects at the world-renowned Waldorf=Astoria.
- The College organizes eight to ten major industry excursions each year.
- The college sponsors an annual reception for industry leaders and alumni at the Waldorf=Astoria during the Hotel Show.
- Over 20 leading regional, national and international industry leaders speak in our classrooms annually.
- The College honors national and international industry leaders at its annual convocation.
- The College sponsors an annual Sport Management Conference.
- The College’s Alumni Association operates a mentoring program for our students, provides career panels, and secures employment and internship opportunities for our students.
- All students must complete 800 hours of approved practical industry experience to graduate.
- Approximately fifty leading regional, national and international companies participate annually in the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management Career Fair.
- Some of the highest ranked country clubs in the U.S., including the Chevy Chase Club and Rolling Rock Club, employ our students in full-time jobs and internships.
- We have a 100% placement rate with 90% of our students placed in the major
- We offer a range of programs in lodging, foodservice management, tourism, recreation & sports management, and entrepreneurship.