Les Roches

Les Roches is one of the most successful hotel management schools in Switzerland, a country well-known for its leadership in this industry. A select group of roughly 850 students are based here, gleaning leadership strategies, business tactics and hands-on experience from some of the most successful service-industry professionals in the world.

Les Roches ranks among the world’s top-three hotel management schools according to a survey of the industry’s hiring managers. Thanks to the school’s international accreditation and firm reputation, a degree fro Les Roches can help you land top hospitality management positions all over the world.

Academics
Les Roches offers undergraduate degrees in hospitality management and graduate degrees in business administration. The undergraduate courses cover all of the leadership skills needed to manage successful restaurants and hotels. By graduation, you’ll have completed three internships for well-known hospitality organizations, gaining some 18-month’s worth of on-the-job experience.

You will also have the opportunity to specialize your study track through electives in entrepreneurship, finance or marketing. All of the classes are taught exclusively in English, as Les Roches attracts students from diverse backgrounds.

Campus Life
Les Roches’ campus is just a few miles outside of Crans-Montna, a popular year-round resort that offers exciting outdoor activities. Students are housed in residence halls, or they can opt into more luxurious units in Les Cheminots or Peter’s Farm. Tuition includes full board at the Marketplace, the Café du Village, the A La Carte restaurant or the lobby bar.

The Café du Village is the social nexus of campus. It regularly hosts quiz nights, dinner parties and other student-led activities that enrich the campus atmosphere. It’s also regularly turned into a discotheque over the weekend.

Faculty & Staff
There are 85 faculty members at Les Roches. Instructors come from a range of backgrounds, but all have impressive experience in the hospitality industry. Classes have anywhere from 25 to 45 students, while faculty and students also meet in the Media Center to research case studies and work on projects.

Le Roches’ craft-based facilities give the faculty a chance to demonstrate hands-on techniques. The practice kitchens are stocked with the kind of equipment found in the best five-star restaurants, while the teaching restaurants serve real customers.

Life after Les Roches
Since its inception in 1983, Les Roches has graduated more than 9,000 students. You’ll be among the planet’s most competitive hospitality professionals backed by one of the top-three hospitality management schools in the world. Graduates go on to assume leadership roles in resorts, restaurants, casinos, airlines, spas, wineries and theme parks, among many other sectors.

Les Roches’ alumni association exists to help graduates maintain ties to the school while networking to other graduates around the world. Today, the network spans 115 countries, which means that you’ll be faced with job prospects regardless of where you travel in the world.

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