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NEW BEDFORD — Bill Berardi said students in Bristol Community College’s new hospitality program soon could be dealing cards at a nearly completed “casino lab” at BCC’s Fall River campus, as the business dean tries to catch a wave of gaming industry jobs that’s rising across the region and could affect New Bedford’s citywide casino vote this month. “For the fall, we hope to have several classes running,” said Berardi, dean of business and information management for the BCC system. “Our degree candidates will get a good, well-rounded education in casino operations.” Pending approval by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, potentially in August, BCC’s new CATCH Institute — culinary arts, tourism, casino and hospitality — will offer two-year associate’s degrees in applied sciences, Berardi said. Students will be able to select a casino concentration that includes learning how to deal two of four casino staples — blackjack, poker, roulette and craps — along with courses such as Casino Loss Prevention and Gaming and Social Policy. Click here to read the article.
NEW BEDFORD — Bill Berardi said students in Bristol Community College’s new hospitality program soon could be dealing cards at a nearly completed “casino lab” at BCC’s Fall River campus, as the business dean tries to catch a wave of gaming industry jobs that’s rising across the region and could affect New Bedford’s citywide casino vote this month.
“For the fall, we hope to have several classes running,” said Berardi, dean of business and information management for the BCC system. “Our degree candidates will get a good, well-rounded education in casino operations.”
Pending approval by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, potentially in August, BCC’s new CATCH Institute — culinary arts, tourism, casino and hospitality — will offer two-year associate’s degrees in applied sciences, Berardi said. Students will be able to select a casino concentration that includes learning how to deal two of four casino staples — blackjack, poker, roulette and craps — along with courses such as Casino Loss Prevention and Gaming and Social Policy.