Hotel and Restaurant Management - Sandhills Community College

Hotel and Restaurant Management from Sandhills Community College is a Campus Associate Restaurant degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. Careers in Hotel and Restaurant Management Lodging managers make sure that comfortable rooms , good food , and a helpful staff are provided for both vacationing families and business travelers. They also ensure that the establishments are running efficiently and profitably. Most lodging managers work in traditional hotels and motels; however, some work in other lodging establishments, such as recreational camps and RV parks, inns, boardinghouses, and youth hostels. Food service managers are responsible for the daily operations of restaurants and other establishments that prepare and serve meals and beverages to customers. Besides coordinating activities among various departments, they ensure that customers are satisfied with their dining experience, oversee the inventory and ordering of food, equipment, and supplies, and arrange for the routine maintenance and upkeep of the restaurant's equipment and facilities. Managers generally are responsible for all of the administrative and human resource functions of running the business, including recruiting new employees, monitoring employee performance and training, and performing budget audits. Managers are further charged with maintaining all cost and quality standards. Job Outlook Employment of lodging managers is expected to grow 12 percent from 2006 to 2016. Steady business travel and increased domestic and foreign tourism will drive job growth. The many new hotels being planned or built will need lodging managers to run them. Many of these will be located in suburbs where population and business activity are growing fastest. There are expected to be a significant number of full-service resorts, casinos, and luxury hotels built, which should generate many additional job openings for managers and management trainees. Employment opportunities often exist in locations outside of the United States. Employment of food service managers is expected to grow five percent during the 2006-16 decade. New eating and drinking places will open to meet the growing demand for convenience and value from a growing population, generating new employment opportunities for food service managers. Most new jobs will be in full-service restaurants. Manager jobs will also increase in special food services, an industry that includes food service contractors that provide food for schools, health care facilities, other commercial businesses, and in nursing and residential care for the elderly. Self-employment will generate nearly 30 percent of new jobs. Our Program The Hotel and Restaurant Management degree curriculum at Sandhills Community College prepares students to understand and apply the administrative and practical skills needed for supervisory and managerial positions in hotels, motels, resorts, inns, restaurants, institutions and clubs. Course work includes front office management , food preparation, guest services, sanitation, menu engineering, quality management, purchasing, maintaining cost and quality standards, and other areas critical to the success of hospitality professionals. Graduates should qualify for supervisory or entry-level management positions in food and lodging, including front office, reservations, housekeeping, purchasing, dining room, and marketing. Opportunities are also available in the support areas of food and equipment sales. View more details on Sandhills Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Restaurant courses.