Hospitality Management: Certificate

Units: 29.5 - 32.0 units

The Hospitality Management Certificate of Achievement through Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) is designed to provide students with both the management theories and operational competencies necessary to enter any segment of the industry upon graduation. Students can take a variety of classes, including an introduction to hospitality, food and beverage management, food sanitation and safety, cost control, financial accounting and microeconomics, basic food preparation, and business law. This program will prepare students for supervisory positions in the industry including but not limited to: Resort Operations and Management, Food Service Operations and Management, Hotel Operations and Management, Ski Resort Operations and Management, Gaming Resort Management, Golf Resort Management, Events Management, Sustainable Tourism, Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Management, Club Operations and Management.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate effective management practices in hospitality operations (hotel, food and beverage, gaming, summer and winter resorts, meetings, events).

• Analyze financial, marketing, and operational results and outcomes for hospitality operations.

• Manage and make informed business decisions within the hospitality industry.

• Identify career goals in the hospitality industry and effective strategies for achieving them.

• Identify major ongoing trends in customer behavior and ser­vice in the hospitality industry.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the varying responsibility levels across differing hospitality operations.

• Design a sustainable and equitable component that focuses on environmental issues and social justice in the hospitality industry.

• Work as a team member to achieve common goals/objectives.

Program Requirements