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Business leaders urge college to reverse hospitality program cuts, warn of workforce impact

Warren County Higher Education Committee · April 2, 2026
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Lake George Regional Chamber read a letter asking Sunni Aderondac trustees to reconsider discontinuing hospitality degree, certificate and microcredential programs, warning the move could harm a tourism sector that the letter says generates nearly $928 million in annual visitor spending and supports thousands of local jobs.

Business groups urged Warren County officials April 2 to press the college to reconsider discontinuing its hospitality programs, saying the programs are central to the county’s tourism-driven economy.

Gina, speaking for the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce, read a formal letter into the record asking the Sunni Aderondac board of trustees to reverse a decision to discontinue the hospitality AAS degree, related certificate and a microcredential.…

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