Hotel and Restaurant Management
Degree level:
Associate
If you enjoy taking care of people, you’ve chosen a degree that will have you moving in the right direction.
Our hotel and restaurant management associate program offers you a variety of practical experiences across the entire range of activities in the hotel and restaurant industries. Using industry-relevant software, you’ll practice customer booking, develop work schedules and plan food purchasing. You’ll also review the state and regulatory laws that apply to hotel and restaurant management, while also participating in a practical experience that often involves top-rated hotels or restaurants in the region. This degree will give you knowledge, skills and experience that you can put into action in entry-level positions, such as front desk manager, food and beverage manager or catering manager.
Hotel and Restaurant Management Course Information
A hotel and restaurant management degree opens up a world of possibilities. Course topics include:
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Upon successful completion of the program, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate all aspects of conference services and their relationship to hotel operations
- Understand industry-specific management systems and the manager’s role within them
- Develop a working understanding of job search techniques and their uses within the hospitality industry
- Gain field experience through a formal externship program
- Understand the state and regulatory laws that apply to hotel and restaurant management
- Analyze, plan and apply knowledge related to food costs and its relationship to the company via the menu
Locations offering the associate degree in
Hotel and Restaurant Management
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
Where could your Hotel and Restaurant Management degree take you?
Take a look at a few of the career paths that might be yours with an associate degree in hotel and restaurant management from Westwood College
Front Desk Manager
- Ensure efficient guest registration and check out
- Observe front desk agents and ensure that established procedures are completed in accordance with policy, such as utilizing proper public relations techniques, handling guests courteously and professionally and establishing proper identification and credit for all transactions
- Direct and train front desk staff and operators. Assist in new hires and ongoing training
Food and Beverage Manager
- Responsible for management and growth of the food and beverage segment
- Provide ongoing training and supervision of daily food and beverage operations to ensure consistent execution of programs and initiatives
- Ensure compliance with all applicable occupational, health and safety regulations and laws
- Capitalize on business opportunities in the market area by executing company marketing strategies to drive sales
Catering Manager
- Sell and provide service for events
- Work closely with hotel sales managers in contract negotiations and servicing groups as it relates to catering services
- Review contracts and facilitate communications before, during and post event with pertinent hotel staff to ensure a high level of service
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
Westwood has prepared our hotel and restaurant management graduates for careers with employers such as:
| Applebee's |
| Denver Athletic Club |
| Holiday Inn |
| Red Robin |
| Waterfront Place Hotel |
*Westwood College must track the initial employers of its graduates for regulatory and accreditation purposes. This list is a taken from a compilation of employers of Westwood College graduates from each region from June 2007 to June 2008. This is not intended to represent an endorsement of Westwood College by the listed employers.
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