Hospitality Operations, One-Year Technical Certificate

Curriculum Code #0106

Effective May 2024

Division of Engineering, Business and Information Technologies

The hospitality operations one-year technical certificate will prepare students with a foundation in hospitality, specifically the lodging sector. This course of study focuses on developing competencies in a wide variety of operational areas of the hospitality industry. Students successfully completing the courses indicated will receive a hospitality operations certificate from the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute. Completion of this one-year technical certificate may also be applied to fulfill partial requirements for the associate of applied business degree, hospitality and tourism management, hospitality track. Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by Lorain County Community College’s University Partnership.

Plan of Study Grid
Preferred Sequence
Fall SemesterHours
ENGL 161 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I 3
MKRG 211 APPLIED MARKETING ESSENTIALS 3 3
MTHM 158 QUANTITATIVE REASONING 3
SDEV 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 1 1
TRSM 112 INTRODUCTION TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY 2,3 3
TRSM 119 TECHNOLOGY IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY 3,4 2
TRSM 126 HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT CAREER EXPLORATION 1
 Hours16
Spring Semester
ACTG 151 ACCOUNTING I - FINANCIAL 3 4
CISS 121 MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS I 3
TRSM 120 HOUSEKEEPING OPERATIONS 2,3,4 2
TRSM 121 FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS 2,3,4 2
TRSM 226 HOSPITALITY SUPERVISION 2,3,4,5 2
TRSM 228 FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT 2,3,5 2
 Hours15
 Total Hours31
1

A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of 13 or more credit hours.

2

Course offered as a requirement for the hospitality fundamentals program certificate awarded by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.

3

Course offered as a requirement for the hospitality operations certificate awarded by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.

4

Course offered as a requirement for the rooms division certificate of specialization awarded by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.

5

Indicates that this course requires a prerequisite.

Program Contact(s):

Maria McConnell
440-366-7404
mmcconne@lorainccc.edu

For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your advising team.

More program information can be found on our website.

Credit for Prior Learning (PLA) options may be available for your program.  For more information, please visit our website:  www.lorainccc.edu/PLA

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively function in a variety of positions and companies within a diverse and global hospitality industry
  2. Evaluate personal and professional goals relative to career choices available in the hospitality industry