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.
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
- Provide the college with a transcript evidencing the student has graduated from Grade 12 (or equivalent) OR evidence the student is 19 years of age or over.
- Provide evidence the student has successfully completed the following:
- Food Safe Level 1
- Serving it Right
- Must complete an Admissions Interview
For International students or students whose first language is not English, in addition to the admission requirements listed above, the student must also meet one of the following language proficiency requirements:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of CBT 240 or iBT 91
- International English Language Test System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.0
- Equivalent Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) score of 6
- Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) General Test with a minimum score of 7.0
- Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) with a minimum score of 780
- Pearson Tests of English (PTE) Academic: the computer-based English test with a minimum score of 46
- Provide evidence the student has successfully completed grade 12 or post-secondary education in an English instructional school system.
All International students are required to obtain a valid study visa to complete the Program
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.
