Description
The Hospitality Management Two-Year Certificate of Completion is designed to give students a foundation for careers in hospitality management.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Apply management, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Apply customer service skills.
- Demonstrate the use of hospitality industry-specific technologies.
- Identify and apply food safety and sanitation practices.
- Understand business and financial management.
- Demonstrate basic measuring, conversion, food costing, and yield management practices.
- Demonstrate the use of hospitality industry-specific communication.
Course Requirements
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
BA 217 | Accounting Fundamentals | 4 |
CIS 120 | Computer Concepts (or Computer Competency Test) | 0-4 |
CIS 131 | Software Applications | 4 |
CUL 101 | Introduction to Culinary Arts 1 | 4 |
CUL 102 | Food Safety and Sanitation | 2 |
CUL 104 | Applied Math for Culinary Arts | 4 |
HM 101 | Introduction to Hospitality | 4 |
HM 130 | Hospitality Industry Supervision and Principles of Leadership | 4 |
LIB 100 | Introduction to Finding Information | 1 |
WR 121 | Academic Composition | 3-4 |
or BA 214 | Business Communications |
HM 150 | Procurement, Ingredient Identification and Food Cost Control | 3 |
HM 160 | Wine and Specialty Beverage Management and Service 1 | 4 |
HM 190 | Dining Room Operations | 5 |
HM 210 | Menu Composition and Analysis | 3 |
HM 230 | Lodging Management | 4 |
Total Credits | 49-54 |
Advising Notes
Students should consult their advisor if they have transfer credits, are not able to attend full time, or are not at college level in reading, writing, and/or math.
This certificate is designed for students planning to enter their chosen career upon graduation. Often only selected credits are considered transferable to public or private baccalaureate institutions.
Performance Standards
- Academic Requirements:
- Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.
- All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.