Resort Management AAS and Certificate
Earn an Associate Degree in Hospitality Resort Management at CMC
Study hospitality management and operations in the Colorado resorts of Aspen, Steamboat Springs and Vail
Get your hospitality management degree in a premier ski resort setting with international appeal. This is not just another hospitality college. It's an opportunity to live, learn and work in Steamboat Springs or the Vail Valley, both world-class destinations.
- Live, learn and work in Colorado resorts and hotels
- Learn hotel management and resort management skills
- Become more employable with valuable job experience
- Meet people from around the world
- American Hotel & Lodging Association certificate eligible
Earn an AAS in Hospitality Management in Colorado's Most Renowned Resorts and Hotels
Aspen, Steamboat Springs and Vail are dynamic, year-around resorts. Each has its own personality, and all are packed with arts and culture, summer and winter sports of all kinds, and creative cuisine. Learn hospitality management where the top-tier corporations and unique local businesses strive to meet the highest expectations.
We put you in the middle of it all, because our curriculum focuses on valuable job experience — before graduation.
Our students have the opportunity to:
- Work directly with large hotel and resort operations
- Learn from small business owners and managers of bed and breakfasts and lodges
- Help with weddings, banquets, large meetings and corporate events
- Travel to national conferences, such as the International Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Show in New York City and the Colorado Hotel and Restaurant Show
Finish your AAS degree, then earn a Bachelor of Applied Science in Leadership and Management
Our Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree is designed to enhance the value of your Associate of Applied Science degree by developing the professional leadership skills needed to work at a management level in technical professions of all kinds.
Advance your career! Earn your Hospitality Operations Certificate in as little as one year!
With a Hospitality Operations Certificate from Colorado Mountain College, you’ll you be well on your way to receive the Educational Institute of American Hotel and Lodging Association’s (AH&LA) Hospitality Management Diploma. Plus, you’ll be able to complete the online certificate on a schedule that works for you.
Certificate credits can be also be applied to the Hospitality Management AAS degree.
Learn from expert faculty who live and work at the world-class resorts of Vail or Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Build your resumé with these skills:
- Front Office Procedures
- Food & Beverage Management
- Hotel & Restaurant Accounting
- Hotel Sales and Marketing
- Cost Control
This state-approved certificate is based on Colorado Mountain College’s well-respected Hospitality Management degree program, which has prepared its graduates for successful careers in the resort industry worldwide for many years.
The entire certificate course is available live or online. And it is very affordable, so you won't have to go deep into student debt! See our tuition rates.
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