Renasant Bank Building: Downtown
8 Commerce St Ste 100
Montgomery, AL 36104
Contact:
Phone: 1-866-753-4544
Phone: 334-420-4200
Hospitality management is responsible for creating excellent guest experiences while ensuring smooth, profitable operations in places like hotels, restaurants, resorts, event venues, and tourism-related businesses. Their job blends customer service, leadership, business management, and problem‑solving.
Hospitality Management careers can be found in the following industries:
Trenholm State Community College’s Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Program will provide education that will prepare an individual for meaningful employment, leadership, and citizenship.
The culinary arts program’s mission is to provide quality, diverse learning experiences to develop highly competent, skilled, safe, and knowledgeable technicians who can compete in the global marketplace at the entry-level in the culinary/hospitality management industry.
Associates Degree
| Area | Course | Hours Required | Recommended Course(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Written Composition | 3 | ENG 101 |
| II | Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | MUS 101 |
| III | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 7 | MTH 116 & PHS 112 |
| IV | History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | PSY 200 |
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ORI-101 | Orientation to College | 1 |
| ACT-201 | Entrepreneurism | 3 |
| BUS-241 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| HSM-112 | Hospitality Law | 3 |
| HSM123 | Hospitality Field Experience | 3 |
| HSM-150 | Culture and Geography in Tourism | 2 |
| HSM-181 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HSM-250 | Hospitality Marketing | 2 |
| HSM-265 | Planning and Development of Tourism | 3 |
| HSM-270 | Planning & Management of Sports Tourism & Events | 3 |
| HMM-241 | Restaurant Service Management | 3 |
| CUA-101 | Orientation to the Hospitality Profession | 2 |
| CUA-111 | Nutrition | 3 |
| CUA-110 | Basic Food Preparation | 2 |
| CUA-112 | Sanitation, Safety, and Food Service | 3 |
| CUA-120 | Basic Food Preparation Lab | 3 |
| CUA-210 | Beverage Management | 3 |
| CUA-213 | Food Purchasing and Cost Control | 3 |
| CUA-262 | Restaurant Management and Supervision | 3 |
| TOTAL: | 67 | |
You can find tuition rates on our Tuition & Fee schedule
Refer to the College Calendar for all important dates.
The answer is yes, unless you qualify for exemption.
Refer to the Program Cost Catalog for breakdown of Hospitality Management program cost.
You can find tuition rates on our Tuition & Fee schedule
Refer to the College Calendar for all important dates.
The answer is yes, unless you qualify for exemption.
The median annual wage for chefs and head cooks was $58,920 in May 2023. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $30,040, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $93,900.Source: Bureau of Labor and Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2023 Survey
You can find out more about ACF here – American Culinary Federation
Refer to the Program Cost Catalog for breakdown of Culinary Arts program cost.
Hospitality management is responsible for creating excellent guest experiences while ensuring smooth, profitable operations in places like hotels, restaurants, resorts, event venues, and tourism-related businesses. Their job blends customer service, leadership, business management, and problem‑solving.
Hospitality Management careers can be found in the following industries:
Trenholm State Community College’s Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Program will provide education that will prepare an individual for meaningful employment, leadership, and citizenship.
The culinary arts program’s mission is to provide quality, diverse learning experiences to develop highly competent, skilled, safe, and knowledgeable technicians who can compete in the global marketplace at the entry-level in the culinary/hospitality management industry.
Associates Degree
| Area | Course | Hours Required | Recommended Course(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Written Composition | 3 | ENG 101 |
| II | Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | MUS 101 |
| III | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 7 | MTH 116 & PHS 112 |
| IV | History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | PSY 200 |
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ORI-101 | Orientation to College | 1 |
| ACT-201 | Entrepreneurism | 3 |
| BUS-241 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| HSM-112 | Hospitality Law | 3 |
| HSM123 | Hospitality Field Experience | 3 |
| HSM-150 | Culture and Geography in Tourism | 2 |
| HSM-181 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HSM-250 | Hospitality Marketing | 2 |
| HSM-265 | Planning and Development of Tourism | 3 |
| HSM-270 | Planning & Management of Sports Tourism & Events | 3 |
| HMM-241 | Restaurant Service Management | 3 |
| CUA-101 | Orientation to the Hospitality Profession | 2 |
| CUA-111 | Nutrition | 3 |
| CUA-110 | Basic Food Preparation | 2 |
| CUA-112 | Sanitation, Safety, and Food Service | 3 |
| CUA-120 | Basic Food Preparation Lab | 3 |
| CUA-210 | Beverage Management | 3 |
| CUA-213 | Food Purchasing and Cost Control | 3 |
| CUA-262 | Restaurant Management and Supervision | 3 |
| TOTAL: | 67 | |
SU2022-SP2023 Enrollment (Unduplicated Headcount) | ||||||||
| Full-time | Part-time | Total | ||||||
| 43 | 41 | 84 | ||||||
| Completers by program – 31 | ||||||||
SU2023 – SP2024 Enrollment (Unduplicated Headcount) | ||||||||
| Full-time | Part-time | Total | ||||||
| 53 | 31 | 84 | ||||||
| Completers by program – 25 | ||||||||
Retention Rate Fall to Fall | ||||||||
| Full-time | Part-time | |||||||
| Fall 2022-2023 | 77% | 25% | ||||||
| *Fall 2023-2024 | 25% | 50% | ||||||
*Data Not Final
| Term | # of Graduates (a) | # Employed in Program Field (b) | # Employed in Other Field (c) | # Transferred to Other College (d) | # Not Employed | In-Field Placement Rate (b/a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SU2022-SP2023 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82% |
| SU2021-SP2022 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 74% |
| SU2020-SP2021 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 63% |
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Tarik Huggins
Program Coordinator/Instructor
334-420-4488
thuggins@trenholmstate.edu
Renasant Bank Building: Downtown
8 Commerce St Ste 100,
Montgomery, AL 36104
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