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Hospitality Management - Diploma

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VCC provides academic training for success in B.C.'s top industry: tourism and hospitality. Become highly educated and increase the demand for your services. VCC is a top choice for employers looking for their future managers. Students get the most current training available because our faculty have extensive industry invovlement and continued connections in the tourism field.

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Program Description

This program provides a well-rounded curriculum geared to provide initial employment skills and the potential for future management growth. In the first year of this two-year program, studies focus on general business management courses applied to hotel and restaurant settings. The second year consists of hospitality management courses, including food and beverage cost controls, human resources, marketing, law, management principles and a web hotel simulation course.

Successful graduates of the diploma program can choose to continue their studies and earn VCC's Bachelor of Hospitality Management. Degree programs are also offered at the University of Victoria, University of Calgary, Ryerson, Guelph and University of New Brunswick. VCC also has specialized transfer arrangements with LaTrobe University in Australia and Cornell University in the U.S.

Classes are generally held Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (subject to change).

Start Length Credential Campus Part or Full‑time January, September 2 years Diploma Downtown Full-time

Career Prospects

Our 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. The newest demand for hospitality students is in the assisted living industry.

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Admission Requirements

General

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

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

Seats are offered to applicants who have met all admission requirements, on a first-qualified, first-served basis.

1. Grade 12 graduation, GED or equivalent.
2. English 12 with a C or better or equivalent, which includes a Canadian Language Benchmark of Listening 8, Speaking 7, Reading 8, and Writing 8.
3. Resume documenting a minimum of 500 hours of customer service-related work experience.

Requests for transfer credits or course exemptions for all courses in the program (all four semesters) must be submitted with application to the program.

Download request for transfer credit (PDF) form.

Download program content guide.

Post-secondary transcripts must be official. Photocopies or faxed transcripts will not be accepted.

VCC may require foreign documents to be evaluated by the International Credential Evaluation Service. For an evaluation application and current fee information, email ICES or call toll free 1.866.434.9197.

Recommended characteristics

The hospitality industry is, first and foremost, a people business. This 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. In addition to a strong people-focus, familiarity with computers and basic keyboarding skills are further assets that will strengthen the student's success in this program.

Program Status

Accepting applications

VCC is accepting applications from international students.

Apply to this Program

The first step, apply early. Students who have 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.

Applicants who are currently in Grade 12 and wish to start the program in September can submit the following prior to graduation:

1. Interim report card from their school.
2. Letter from their school counsellor/principal stating the applicant is expected to meet high school graduation requirements including English 12 with a C or better.

When the applicant has completed high school, a final copy of the high school transcript must be submitted to VCC, prior to the start of the program.

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 $2,380.50 per year

International Tuition Fees

Application Fee Tuition Fee Ancillary Fee $125.00 $11,539.50 per year $112.50 per year - All international students pay international tuition fees. For more information, please contact VCC's international education office at study@vcc.ca or 604.443.8600.

Other Costs

Cost Type Details College initiative fee $68.40 per year Student union fee $49.62 per year Student union health plan fee $147.57 Student union dental plan fee $140.58 U-Pass $240 Other costs Approximate costs of textbooks and supplies for first year students are $980.00 and for second year students $950.00 Lab coat: $25

Additional Information

To learn more about the program, attend an information session or call 604.871.7000, ext. 8378.

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