Avalon Community College’s Hospitality Management Program is based on the American Hotel And Lodging Educational Institute’s Hospitality Management course materials. This program provides an excellent overview from a management perspective of all areas of the hospitality industry.
Successful completion of this program will provide students with a Hospitality Management (with Co-Op) Program from Avalon Community College.
Note: This program is not eligible for the Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP).
In addition, the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute will provide students with a Rooms Division Specialization Certificate upon completion of:
- Course 250 – Supervision in the Hospitality Industry
- Course 333 – Managing Front Office Operations
- Course 338 – Managing Housekeeping Operations
- Course 387 – Security and Loss Prevention
- Course 468 – Managing Technology in the Hospitality Industry.
and, a Hospitality Operations Certificate upon completion of:
- Course 250 – Supervision in the Hospitality Industry
- Course 333 – Managing Front Office Operations
- Course 338 – Managing Housekeeping Operations
- Course 472 – Hospitality Sales and Marketing
- Course 103 – Hospitality Today: An Introduction
- Course 241 – Management of Food and Beverage Operations
- Course 260 – Hospitality Industry Financial Accounting
- Course 468 – Managing Technology in the Hospitality Industry
Graduate students will be able to enter the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in a variety of entry-level positions, such as:
- Food and Beverage Server for Restaurants & Convention Centres
- Reservation Agent
- Restaurant Supervisor
- Tourism Administration
- Hotel Front Front Office Supervisor
- Housekeeping Supervisor
- Hospitality Sales & Marketing
- Hospitality Finance & Accounting
- Hospitality Security and Loss Prevention Administration
General Admission Requirements:
- High School graduation or equivalent OR
- Mature Student status (19 years old before starting classes)
English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements:
- English 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of C or higher from a Canadian high school, along with the successful completion of at least three years of full-time secondary education at a Canadian high school.
- Academic IELTS minimum 6 overall or higher
- TOEFL (iBT) 70 or higher
- Cambridge English 170 or higher
- Academic Pearson Test of English (PTE) 59 or higher
- Duolingo English Test 105 or higher
- Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) 7 or higher (minimum 6 in each skill)
- iTEP Academic Test 3.7 or higher
Upon completion of this program, the successful student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Understand front office procedures considering the key functions of the front office department, guest stay characteristics, the reservations process, front office accounting procedures, management issues affecting the front office area, and key positions in the front office area.
- Understand the accommodation and beverage sectors of the tourism industry considering the industry as a whole, the lodging industry, the rooms division, the food service industry, and the functional areas of major hotels.
- Communicate effectively both orally and written considering business presentations, and correspondence, preparing for and chairing meetings and writing formal reports.
- Understand American and Canadian laws that apply to the hospitality industry considering potential legal problems, and rights and liabilities within the hospitality industry.
- Understand accounting by considering basic terminology, concepts, and principles, as well as preparing, analyzing, and interpreting financial statements.
We offer morning and afternoon classes.
Start Dates:
| 12th May 2025 |
29th September 2025 |
5th January 2026 |
25th May 2026 |
Christmas break: from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026.
Note: Schedules and start dates are subject to availability. Please contact the school for the most up-to-date information.
