| Province | British Columbia |
|---|---|
| Colleges | Douglas College |
| Program Categories | Hospitality |
| Program Duration | 2 Years |
| Program Intakes | September, May, January |
| Class Type | Hybrid |
| Funding | StudentAid BC, Bursary, Scholarship, Line Of Credit |
Overview
The Hospitality Management Diploma Program provides you with marketing and management principles associated with lodging and restaurant operations. If you already have experience in the field, the program offers an opportunity to expand your marketing and management theory and practice in preparation for university transfer or management training programs.
Make valuable contacts and secure paid work as part of the program?s work experience component. Many of our students get hired for seasonal jobs ? or permanent full-time jobs as graduates ? at our Career Days hiring fair every spring.?
Get valuable work experience through the Business Internship program??
In the Business Internship Program, you?ll apply the theory and knowledge you?ve learned in class into a real-world business setting. During your unpaid part-time internship, you?ll be assigned tasks and projects that junior management, marketing, business, administrative and/or sales employees complete in the modern workplace.?
To be accepted into the internship program, you must contact the Career Centre early in your studies at Douglas College.?
Excellent job prospects
Surveys show that 84 percent of our Hospitality Management Diploma graduates are working in the field after graduation. (Source:?B.C. Student Outcomes). Over 105,000 hospitality?job openings are expected in B.C. until 2028.
Further Studies
Planning to continue your education into a degree? The Hospitality Diploma Program transfers directly into our Bachelor of Business Administration Management degree which offers a concentration in Hospitality Management. You?ll learn essential business skills in finance, economics, business strategy, human resources, innovation, ethical decision-making and more.?This program also receives transfer credit to third- and fourth-year degree programs at many universities in other provinces and around the world.
NOTE: Students beginning the program in the Summer semester should note that only non-Hospitality Management (HOSP) courses will be available. HOSP courses are offered in the Fall and Winter semesters.
