Overview
Johnson & Wales University Offers Career-focused Education in Business, Culinary, Hospitality and Technology Industries
Johnson & Wales University (JWU), founded in 1914, is a nonprofit, private, accredited institution. The university's 16,095 students attend classes at campuses in Providence, R.I.; Miami, FL; Denver, CO; and Charlotte, N.C. Most students are recent graduates of high school business, college-preparatory, and vocational/technical programs, representing fifty states and eighty-nine countries. The academic focus of the university is on degree programs in culinary arts, food service, hospitality, technology, business administration, fashion merchandising, criminal justice, advertising and marketing. M.B.A. and doctorate degrees are also offered at the Providence campus.
JWU offers programs within an academic structure of three 11-week terms. The university's "upside-down" curriculum provides immediate concentration in the student's chosen major. Learning by doing is an important part of career training at JWU, and many programs include laboratory studies as well as formal internships, community service work or co-op requirements.
Popular majors offered at JWU's College of Business include: business administration, fashion merchandising, criminal justice, advertising and marketing. At the College of Culinary Arts, students can major in culinary arts, baking & pastry arts and culinary nutrition. The Hospitality College offers majors in sports/entertainment/event management, hotel management and golf. Students interested in the technology industry, will find that at JWU's School of Technology they can major in electronic engineering and graphic design and digital media.
Campuses are Located in Providence, Rhode Island; Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado; and Charlotte, North Carolina
The location of Johnson & Wales University's four campuses in Providence, R.I.; Miami, FL; Denver, CO; and Charlotte, N.C. enables students to take advantage of internships, co-ops, community service work and part-time work activities offered by many nearby businesses, community groups, and government agencies. All of Johnson & Wales University's city campuses retain a small-town feel and easy accessibility to students, and each is designed to meet the needs of its students and their areas of study, whether it be culinary arts, food service, hospitality, technology, business administration, fashion merchandising, criminal justice, advertising or marketing.
The Providence Campus of JWU consists of two major campuses. The Downcity Campus is home to the university's College of Business, the Hospitality College, and the School of Technology; it has a number of academic and residential facilities and several training facilities. The Harborside Campus houses the university's College of Culinary Arts; it has five student residence halls as well as specialized classrooms and laboratories, production kitchens, bakeshops, dining rooms, a storeroom, and meat-cutting facilities.
JWU's North Miami Campus is located in the heart of North Miami, between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Facilities include academic classrooms, production/demonstration kitchens, a bakeshop, residence halls, and a specially designed conference center.
The Denver Campus, which is located in the Park Hill neighborhood, combines old-world charm with the latest technological resources, including stately turn-of-the-century buildings and newer student centers in a quiet park landscape.
The Charlotte Campus is located in the heart of Gateway Village in Uptown Charlotte. The academic center is home to a 200-seat auditorium, a production kitchen, state-of-the-art culinary laboratories, classrooms, seminar rooms, and computer labs.
Johnson & Wales University Encourages Community Service, Internships and Co-ops
At Johnson & Wales University, we prepare students for success, both personal and professional. Our unique approach of combining academics and practical skills with relevant hands-on work experience and community service work has made JWU a recognized leader in career education.
A major component of the student's education at JWU occurs through hands-on experiences such as internships and co-ops at all of our campuses in Providence, R.I.; Miami, FL; Denver, CO; and Charlotte, N.C. These experiences are especially important in fields such as food service, hospitality, technology, advertising or business administration, and at JWU they can take the shape of formal internship, externship, and co-op education programs for credit, community service learning and more. Work experience programs, co-ops and community service work around the country and the world provide students with practical work experience for academic credit. Every year nearly 2,500 students participate in these programs, giving them valuable exposure to the world of marketing, advertising, criminal justice, hospitality, culinary arts and more, at more than 1,200 employer sites.
Each year, the JWU community performs more than 75,000 hours of community service work. Community Service-Learning (CSL) is an educational program that integrates community service work and academics. The service that students perform is tied to a particular course, co-op or internship, which furthers their learning by applying these skills in the real world and helps nonprofit agencies by providing targeted assistance.
JWU has long been recognized for its long-standing commitment to community service work at its campuses in Providence, R.I.; Miami, FL; Denver, CO; and Charlotte, N.C. Additionally, for the past two years, all four JWU campuses have been named to the national President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, a federal initiative promoting the engagement of colleges and universities in their communities.
