Hospitality and Resort Management, AAS

Additional information available on the Hospitality & Resort Management Department website.

Recommended basic skills courses are

• College Readiness in English
• College Readiness for Quantitative Literacy

This program will develop skills and industry knowledge in the key areas of hospitality, lodging, and resort management. Students will engage in theoretical and hands-on learning including managing property food service and lodging operations, facility management, event planning, department operations, hospitality law, human resources, customer relations, information systems and accounting principles.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Hospitality and Resort Management degree program, students should be able to:

• Calculate and determine inventory management systems, including purchasing and costing
• Identify and display the steps for planning and managing various events
• Develop business writing and oral communication reports
• Identify how multiple departments coordinate and interact for optimal results within a property
• Solve hospitality accounting tasks, to include revenue management analysis
• Describe, explain, and identify the facility management of varied departments within multiple types of hospitality establishments
• Describe and explain the steps for recruitment and supervision of food service personnel
• Develop and evaluate a marketing plan based upon common marketing models and research methods
• Discuss and evaluate the legal aspects of hospitality management