Career and Technical Education:
Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment

Creating & Experiencing

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About the field of Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment

Background

Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education (formerly Family & Consumer Science; FCS) prepares individuals for employment in a wide range of events and entertainment occupations, including food, fashion, and textiles. Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment careers relate to consumer needs such as the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events, and travel related services.

Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment is one of the three original Career and Technical Education (CTE) areas, created in 1917 by the Smith-Hughes legislation. Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment has evolved in the more than 100 years since its inception from home economics courses just for girls to now supporting good paying, highly skilled, and sought after careers in creative design/textiles, hospitality/culinary, and other creative and experience-based services. The student organization for this field, the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, or FCCLA, was formed in 1945 originally as the Future Homemakers of America, or FHA. As of 2024, more than 220 districts offer Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment programs in Minnesota, including 529 teachers and 78,786 students grades 5-12.

The Creating and Experiencing career field on the federal Career Wheel includes two clusters: (a) Design, Arts, & Entertainment and (b) Hospitality, Events, & Tourism.

Licenses for this area include:
– Broad-based license for the entire field: Family & Consumer Sciences broad-based-090100.
– Careers license for the Design, Arts, & Entertainment cluster: Creative Design careers-300400.
– Careers license for the Hospitality, Events, & Tourism cluster: Hospitality Service careers-300600.

– Cross-cutting career-license for the Digital Technology cluster: Communication Technology careers-300000.
– Cross-cutting careers license for the Management & Entrepreneurship cluster: does not exist yet in Minnesota.
– Cross-cutting career-license for the Marketing & Sales cluster: does not exist yet in Minnesota.

Minnesota is Focused on Creating and Experiencing Life

Minnesota is a state of mind filled with adventure, culture, and curiosity. And we’re a state of opportunity, committed to building what matters and making the world a better place for everyone. Minnesotans working in the consumer services industry help people meet their basic needs so they can live in dignity and achieve their highest potential, with a shared belief that when Minnesotans help other Minnesotans, we create a brighter future for all of us.

  • 4th Most Educated State (DEED, 2024)
  • 3rd in Child Well-Being (Kids Count Report, 2022)
  • 4th Best State to Live in All Rankings (US News and World Report, 2024)
  • 5th in Percent of Population with a High School Degree (DEED, 2024)
  • 3rd in Labor Force Participation Rate for Women (DEED, 2024)
  • 2nd in Quality of Life (World Population Review, 2022)
  • 1st Least Stressed State (WalletHub, 2023; 2nd in 2022; 3rd in 2021; 1st in 2020)
  • 3rd Best State to Raise a Family (WalletHub, 2024; 2nd in 2023)

MN Hospitality & Ent. Companies

  • Dairy Queen
  • Daytons
  • Caribou Coffee
  • Famous Daves
  • Maurices
  • Nordic Ware
  • Radisson Hotels
  • Red Wing Shoes
  • Sleep Number
  • Target

Top in-demand and high-wage careers in Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment



  • Half of all chef and head cook jobs pay between $45,953 and $73,651 per year, with 7.4% projected growth in job demand during the next ten years.
  • Half of all interior design jobs pay between $50,634 and $78,412 per year, with 2.3% projected growth in job demand during the next ten years.

Cook/Chef

Fashion Design

Hospitality Manager

Interior Designer

Three Components of Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education

Courses and Labs

Academic, Rigorous Instruction

Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education prepares students for high wage, high skill, and in demand jobs and careers in culinary, hospitality, and fashion and textiles careers. CTE integrates science and math, ideally while meeting high school graduation requirements and earning college credit and industry certifications. CTE is contextual, combining classroom and laboratory, often making heavy use of project-based learning.

Essential elements include: career awareness, exploration, and preparation; programs of study based on industry; and a balance of classroom and laboratory instruction, which uses technology.

Work-Based Learning

Technical, Relevant Experience

Students learn best by doing. A work-based learning (WBL) project is an extension of the classroom, where students develop specific technical and career knowledge that prepares them for their future. Within CTE, students begin exploring careers of interest, followed by relevant experiences with business and industry, most often through internships or simulated School-Based Enterprises at the school such as a school restaurant or childcare operation.

Essential elements include: work-based learning opportunities guided by training agreements and training plans; safety instruction and policies.

Minnesota FCCLA

Affective, Relationships/Leadership

FCCLA is the Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment and is available to any student who has taken a course in Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment. Minnesota FCCLA promotes personal growth and leadership development through Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education. State membership as of 2022 was more than 2,973 students in 54 FCCLA chapters.

Essential elements include: leadership development opportunities through student organizations or other means.

Career Clusters within Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education

Design, Arts, and Entertainment

Hospitality, Events, and Tourism

Example Courses

– Introduction to Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment
– Career Investigation and Exploration
– Finance and Financial Literacy
– Interpersonal Relationships and Communication

– Design Fundamentals
– Apparel Design and Production
– Textiles, Fabric Arts, and Sewing
– Apparel and Textile Design and Construction
– Fashion Marketing and Design
– Design and Entertainment Work-Based Learning

– Design Fundamentals
– Visual Design
– Housing and Interior Design
– Design and Entertainment Work-Based Learning

– Culinary Skills, Foods, and Industry
– Baking
– Hotel Restaurants
– Food Science and Food Chemistry
– Nutrition
– Hospitality Work-Based Learning

– Hospitality Business and Finance
– Restaurant Management
– Front of the House
– Hospitality Work-Based Learning

– Lodging and Hospitality
– Tourism Occupations
– Hospitality Work-Based Learning

Districts with Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education Programs

Note: Some districts may by missing if they failed to submit statutorily required data to the state during STAR reporting.

Ada-Borup-West, Badger, Bemidji, Blackduck, East Grand Forks, Goodridge, Greenbush Middle River, Kelliher, Lancaster, Mahnomen, Marshall County Central (Newfolden), Red Lake County Central (Oklee), Red Lake Falls, Roseau, South Koochiching (Northome), Thief River Falls, Tri-County (Karlstad), Warroad, Waubun-Ogema-White Earth, and Win-E-Mac (Erskine).

Aitkin, Cloquet, Cook County (Grand Marais), Duluth, Esko, Hibbing, Infinity: Minnesota Digital Academy (Coleraine), International Falls, Lake Superior (Silver Bay), Mesabi East (Aurora), Mountain Iron-Buhl, Northeast Service Cooperative (Region 3; Mt. Iron), Proctor, Rock Ridge (Virginia), and St. Louis County (Iron).

Brainerd, Cass Lake-Bena, Crosby-Ironton, Freshwater Education District (Wadena), Little Falls, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Menahga, Pequot Lakes, Pierz, Pillager, Staples-Motley, and Upsala.

Alexandria, Breckenridge, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Detroit Lakes, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Fergus Falls, Frazee-Vergas, Hawley, Herman-Norcross, Lake Park-Audubon, Minnewaska (Glenwood), Moorhead, Morris, New York Mills, Osakis, Pelican Rapids, Perham-Dent, West Central (Barrett), and Wheaton.

Albany, Annandale, Becker, Big Lake, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose, Cambridge-Isanti, Chisago Lakes (Lindstrom), Dassel-Cokato, Delano, East Central (Finlayson), Elk River, Hinckley-Finlayson, Holdingford, Kimball, Meeker and Wright Special Education (Howard Lake), Melrose, Monticello, Mora, North Branch, Onamia, PACT Charter (Ramsey), Pine City, Princeton, ROCORI (Cold Spring), Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Centre, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud, St. Michael-Albertville, and Wright Technical Center (Buffalo).

Anoka-Hennepin, Bloomington, BlueSky Charter (Bloomington), Brooklyn Center, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage, Centennial (Circle Pines), Columbia Heights, Eastern Carver County (Chaska), Eden Prairie, Edina, Farmington, Forest Lake, Fridley, Hastings, Hopkins (Minnetonka), Intermediate 287 (Plymouth), Jordan, Lakeville, Mahtomedi, Minneapolis, Minnesota Transitions Charter (Minneapolis), Minnetonka, Mounds View (Arden Hills), New Prague, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, Osseo, Prior Lake-Savage, Randolph, Richfield, Robbinsdale (Golden Valley), Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, Roseville, Rush City, Saint Paul, Shakopee, South St. Paul, South Washington County (Woodbury), Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 (Shakopee), Spring Lake Park, St. Anthony-New Brighton, St. Francis, Waconia, Watertown-Mayer, Wayzata, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, and White Bear Lake.

A.C.G.C. (Grove City), Adrian, Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian, Dawson-Boyd, Eden Valley-Watkins, Ellsworth, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Hendricks, Heron Lake-Okabena, Hutchinson, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison), Lakeview (Cottonwood), Litchfield, Luverne, Marshall, Minneota, Montevideo, Murray County Central (Slayton), New London-Spicer, Ortonville, Pipestone, Redwood (Redwood Falls), Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Tracy, Westbrook-Walnut Grove, Willmar, Windom, Worthington, and Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls).

Blue Earth, Cleveland, Fairmont, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, Mankato, New Ulm, NRHEG (New Richland), River Bend Education District (New Ulm), Sibley East (Arlington), Springfield, St. James, St. Peter, Tri-City United (Montgomery), United South Central (Wells), Waseca, and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown.

Albert Lea, Austin, Blooming Prairie, Byron, Dover-Eyota, Faribault, Goodhue, Goodhue County Education District (Red Wing), Hayfield, Houston, Kasson-Mantorville, Kenyon-Wanamingo, La Crescent-Hokah, Lake City, Northfield, Owatonna, Pine Island, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, Red Wing, Rushford-Peterson, Stewartville, Triton (Dodge Center), Winona, Zumbro Education District (Kasson), and Zumbrota-Mazeppa.

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Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education State Leadership and Professional Organizations

Minnesota association for career and Technical Education

Learn more about MnACTE
Minnesota association of family and consumer sciences

Learn more about MAFCS

Curriculum

– TIP Curriculum Drive
– Safety Curriculum
– ProStart Curriculum
– National Curriculum
– MDE CTE State Frameworks

Resources

– General Resources
– FCCLA Resources
– MDE CTE Program Approval Webinars
– MDE CTE Program Approval Database
– CTE Job Posting Guidance

Funding

– CTE Revenue
– CTE Perkins Funding
– CTE Cooperative Funding
– MDE CTE Program Approval Forms
– Other CTE Grants

State Staff in Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education

Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Teacher Preparation

Lakes Country Service Cooperative

Licenses:

Minnesota State University – Mankato

Licenses:

PELSB – Portfolio Pathway

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Career & Technical Education
Teacher Induction Program

Introductory mentoring and induction for secondary teachers new to the profession who need support with foundations of CTE and basic pedagogy/instruction, most often Tier 1 and Tier 2 teachers. CTE TIP offers free curriculum, mentoring, professional development, and resources.

Hospitality & Entertainment
Teacher Induction Program

Advanced mentoring and induction for those who have recently completed a teacher preparation program (Tier 3) or those who have completed CTE-TIP (Tier 2 or Tier 3) and need license-specific support to build a program, design and adopt curriculum, and enhance their teaching and pedagogy.

Free mentoring, curriculum, and support from a program with more than 20 years of success.

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Additional Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education Resources

Minnesota State hosts eight Centers of Excellence – each serving a major industry that faces serious workforce challenges. The centers collaborate with industry and educators to attract and prepare students for success in high-demand careers.

Strategically located throughout the state, the Minnesota State Centers of Excellence drive workforce innovation through education and industry collaboration – and provide thought leadership on workforce development in their respective industries.

The Minnesota Department of Education administers rule and funding unique to CTE, including federal Perkins (under sole source agency Minnesota State) and CTE revenue. The MDE state specialist for Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Education is Julia Henderson.

The nine Service Cooperatives are regional governments and school districts under Minnesota State Statute 123A.21. The cooperatives work as a liaison to state agencies and districts and have strong partnerships with business and industry, postsecondary institutions, and other associations that provide opportunities for Minnesota districts, teachers, and students.

The Cooperatives partner to form the MN CTE Consortium to provide statewide services in CTE teacher licensure, induction/mentoring, and professional development under Minnesota State Statute 124D.4536.

Minnesota State colleges and Minnesota school districts were self-formed in 2008 to promote collaborative planning and implementation of Career and Technical Education programs through the Perkins federal grant. Each consortium has at least one Minnesota State college and one school district, including charter schools. 

Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment Frequently Asked Questions

A: Family and Consumer Sciences (090100), Creative Design Careers (300400), Hospitality Service Careers (300600), and Work‑Based Learning (160000).

A: Lakes Country Service Cooperative and Minnesota State University–Mankato.

A: Culinary arts, nutrition, textiles, fashion design, interior design, hospitality finance, hospitality, event management, and more.

A: FCCLA.

A: Yes. A local school board may determine that a Hospitality, Design, and Entertainment course meets standards for math, science (except biology), or art if all applicable standards are met.

A: Student‑run cafés, catering services, fashion design shops, or on‑campus event planning businesses.

A: Minnesota does not have state-level CTE standards. Instead, under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.022, subdivision 1a, local school districts must adopt standards for their CTE programs. Districts must base these on national CTE standards, national industry standards, or the Minnesota CTE frameworks when creating their local standards. See the Resources page on the MN CTE website for more information and links to these standards and frameworks.