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Bachelor of Hospitality Management

The Bachelor of Hospitality Management provides students with a course of studies that combines theoretical training with industry specific analysis and study. Bridging the Hospitality Management diploma, graduates of the provincial core of hospitality management diploma courses* with an overall average of C+ or better can begin studies in the third year of the degree. The two-years of degree studies consists of fifteen courses over four semesters with a full internship. Industry experience and other courses of studies are individually evaluated for placement.

This new degree offers three key advantages:

- It ladders from the highly successful Hospitality Management diploma

- It is industry-specific in content and focus

- It is Vancouver-based, providing access to the gateway of tourism and hospitality in the province

As the designated BC Centre for Leadership and Innovation in Hospitality, VCC offers a variety of programming to meet the needs of the accommodation and food service sectors of BC's expanding tourism industry. With the demand for trained management personnel increasing as a result of this growth, the Bachelor of Hospitality Management degree provides the academic training for success in the industry.

*Institutes offering provincial core curriculum include: Camosun College, College of New Caledonia, Douglas College, Malaspina University College, North Island College, Okanagan University College, Selkirk College and Thompson Rivers University. Century College of Art and Business (Vancouver, BC), Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology (Sudbury, ON), Fanshawe College (London, ON), Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology (Niagara, ON), Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Edmonton, AB) also deliver core curriculum.

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Start Length Credential Campus Part or Full‑time September, March 2 years Bachelor Degree Downtown Full-time

Career Prospects

Hospitality Management graduates have found employment in hotels, motels, restaurants, food services departments, golf and country clubs, tourist facilities such as ski resorts, private and industrial catering firms, and in a wide variety of other organizations involved in food services such as hospitals, schools and universities. Some graduates also operate their own hospitality businesses such as restaurants, hotels, private catering and convention planning firms.

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Admission Requirements

General

VCC welcomes applications from Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students.

Exceptions
International students

As Vancouver Community College is a post-secondary institution committed to educating adult learners, applicants should be 18 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school.

Please note that you must submit official transcripts and educational documents to support your application; unfortunately, we cannot accept photocopies or fax versions.

Program Specific

1) Successful completion of the Hospitality Management Diploma with an overall average of C+ (VCC GPA of 2.33) OR equivalent

All requests for transfer credits or course exemptions for all courses in the program (all 4 semesters) must be submitted with application to the program. Click here for Request for Transfer Credit (PDF) form. Click here for Program Content Guide

The above admissions requirements must be submitted to the College before an application is considered complete. Only applicants with complete applications are offered seats into this program.

Recommended characteristics

The hospitality industry is, first and foremost, a people business. The Hospitality Management program has been designed to strengthen and encourage interpersonal skills and a team approach to course work. Students work with fellow students, industry representatives, members of the College community and the public. Students must have the desire to serve and work effectively as team players.

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The first step, apply early. Students who have officially applied and met all admission requirements are sent a letter of acceptance approximately four to five months in advance of the next available start date. A first payment is required to reserve a space in the program.

As there are limited seats for the bachelor degree, applicants are accepted on a first-qualified, first-served basis.

Online     Fax     In Person If you're ready and know the program you want, apply now. Download and complete the (PDF) application form and fax to 604.443.8450. Visit us at one of our campus locations.

After you apply, you can check your to see if all of the requirements have been met or to update contact information. Please use the temporary login ID and Personal Identification Number (PIN) that you used to complete your original online application.

Fees and Other Costs

Application Fee Tuition Fee $30.00 $2,287.50 year 3 $1,372.50 year 4

International Tuition Fees

Application Fee Tuition Fee Ancillary Fee $125.00 $11,746.35 (year 1) & $7,047.81 (year 2) $500 (year 1) & $430 (year 2)

Other Costs

Cost Type Details College initiative fee $66 year 3 $39.60 year 4 Student union fee $47.38 per year Student union health plan fee $142.15 Student union dental plan fee $135.41 Other costs Approximate costs of textbooks and supplies is $150 per course/year/year

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