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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Event Management - Associate Degree
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Event Management - Associate Degree

Green Bay, USA

Associate Degree

2 years

English

Full time

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About: The Event Management Associate Degree program provides foundational knowledge needed to succeed in the event planning field. Students learn about event logistics, vendor management, and marketing strategies. The curriculum emphasizes practical experience through projects and simulations to prepare for real-world challenges in various event settings.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers such as event planner, coordinator, or manager across different sectors. Opportunities exist in corporate events, weddings, and community festivals, among others. With experience, graduates may advance to senior roles overseeing large-scale events and teams.

Event management is a fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding profession. Employment is across industry sectors, such as manufacturing, non-profit, hospitality, information technology, healthcare, retail, or government. Students learn invaluable skills in planning successful meetings and events, marketing through social media, contracts, negotiation, project management, partnership development, fundraising and so much more! As a graduate of the Event Management program you will be prepared for employment as a meeting and travel planner, event manager, sporting event manager, wedding planner, meeting services manager, event marketing coordinator, festival event manager, fundraising coordinator, conference and tradeshow planner, and catering coordinator.