Resort Management Job and Career Training at Colorado Mtn College

Program Overview

A career in Resort Management gives you the opportunity to travel and work with people from around the globe. It is a high-energy atmosphere that allows you to explore new ideas and work in some of the most beautiful vacation spots on earth anywhere there is a resort or hotel.

Colorado Mountain College will show you the way to be successful in this career and how to get to the top. National hospitality experts recognize our program as a leader in resort management education.

The Colorado Mountain College Resort Management Program combines academic study with work experience opportunities in Steamboat Springs, one of our nation's finest resort areas.

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• Steamboat Pilot Newspaper
• Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association

Resort Management Locations

A resort town is the best place to learn Resort Management. Our Alpine Campus is located just above downtown Steamboat Springs, with a great view of the ski area. From the location, you will have access to study many hotel and resort operations, from bed and breakfast to the resort properties as the ski area base.

There are many opportunities to study outside the classroom and Steamboat Springs. Resort Management students travel to conferences such as the International Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Show in New York City, and Colorado Hotel and Restaurant Association activities . Students participate in these events on a professional level, networking with influential people in the industry.

Resort Management Faculty

Hospitality professionals bring years of career experience and national reputations to the classroom. One professor works as a consultant to an international golf resort in the summer. Other faculty members include: a general manager of lodging operations; restaurant managers; the CEO of a property management firm; rooms division managers; a chief of facility management; executive housekeepers; and human resource managers.

American Hotel and Motel Association Certification

Graduates of the Resort Management program are eligible to receive a nationally recognized diploma with certificates in three specialty areas from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Motel Association (AHMA).

Transfer Options Many colleges and universities have accepted Resort Management credits earned at Colorado Mountain College. To provide a four-year business degree option, we have signed a special transfer agreement with Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. By following the guidelines of this agreement, you can transfer directly into your junior year of a bachelor program in business at Western State. See our Catalog for program requirements.

Resort Management Job Placement & Careers

The hospitality industry is now the fastest growing service industry in the United States. This has opened unprecedented career opportunities for graduates with resort management education.

Our graduates are employed at resorts in Colorado and throughout the world. Leaders in the resort industry helped design the program and are therefore interested in employing our graduates. Two semesters of work experience at local resorts or restaurants provide opportunities for you to explore career options and seek potential employment.

The hospitality industry is now the fastest growing service industry in the United States. This has opened unprecedented career opportunities for graduates with resort management education.

Graduates of our program are prepared for positions as general managers, food & beverage directors, front office managers, executive housekeepers and human resource managers. Click here for testimonials from our graduates..

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