Casino Management Program Information Page

Program Code 101097

Start date: August or January             Length of Program: Associate Degree – 2 years

 Program Description: The Casino Management program prepares students to operate and manage the dynamics of the gaming industry including direct customer interaction, regulatory compliance, and security/safety/maintenance aspects of both electronic and table games. Specific applications of the ethical, psychological, and socio-cultural impacts associated with gaming as a form of recreation and entertainment will be analyzed.

Program outcomes:

• Apply management processes and techniques to the gaming industry, including: planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting, controlling and evaluation.
• Analyze current business practices/issues and their application to the gaming industry.
• Understand the historical base and contemporary issues in the tribal/gaming laws.
• Ensure gaming regulations are adhered to, followed, and reported.

Application information:

You may apply to the program in one of three ways:

• Online – go to my.nwtc. Follow directions for establishing a my.nwtc account and applying for a program.
• Telephone: Call (800) 422-6982, extension 5444 to be mailed an application packet.
• Print out an application from our site and mail the completed form to NWTC, P.O. Box 19042, Green Bay, WI 54307-9042

Requirements for Program Entry:  

• Submit application for the program (see above) along with a $30 application fee.
• TABE (Entrance Assessment) benchmarks met (Math 8.8, Reading 8.3, and Sentence Structure 7.8. Applicants who have a current score on other approvedEntrance Assessments including, but not limited to Accuplacer, ACT, Compass and SAT will be able to use those score for application to the program.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Program Costs:

• Current cost of a 3-credit online course at NWTC is $324.25.
• Textbooks may range from $60 to $150. In many cases used textbooks are available at a reduced rate.

Program Course Organization 

Core Program Courses

10-109-187 Intro to Casino Operations

10-109-185 Gaming Regulations

10-109-186 Casino Marketing

10-109-188 Slots Management

10-109-198 Table Games Management

10-504-124 Gaming Protection

10-504-125 Surveillance Operations

*** 3 credit Elective (To be determined)

 

General Studies Courses

10-801-195 Written Communications

10-801-196 Oral/Interpersonal Communications

10-804-123 Math with Business Applications

10-809-172 Race Ethnic & Diversity

10-809-166 Intro to Ethics: Theor y and Application

10-809-195 Economics

10-809-199 Psychology of Human Relations

 

General Business/Leadership Courses

10-102-158 Business – Intro

10-103 -121 Micro: Word-Intro (1 credit)

10-103-131 Micro: Excel-Intro (1credit)

10-103-141 Micro: Access-Intro (1 credit)

10-104-191 Customer Service Management

10-196-164 Supervisors – Personal Skills

10-196-189 Team Building/Problem Solving

10-196-191 Supervision

10-196-193 Human Resource Management

Credit Transfer Options:

The core program courses listed above are all available online and must be completed through Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The remaining courses in the General Studies area as well as Business/Leadership can be taken at your local Community College, Technical College, Junior College or University and then the credits transferred to NWTC, if this is the education plan that works best for you. We also will consider requests to accept for transfer credits already earned at another educational institution. Feel free to contact the program manager listed below for more information about this option.

For more information, Contact Tim Noble, 920-498-5573
or 1-800-422-6982, extension 5573