On the right track with Central Coast College

With a diploma from CCC, great careers in the hospitality and tourism fields are within your reach in less than a year. Good hours, great pay, respect from your family and colleagues are all well within your reach.

Central Coast College, a private career college located in Salinas, California, provides a specialized curriculum to meet the needs of adults interested in professional preparation for careers. We believe that education is one of the most valuable assets you will acquire during your lifetime and that you should consider it an important investment in yourself and your future.

Over the past two decades, rigorous hands-on career training has made Central Coast College a leader in career-specific education on the Central Coast. We are committed to community service by providing relevant and high quality instruction that meets the needs of the residents and employers of the Central Coast.

Is Central Coast College right for you?

• Convenient morning, afternoon and evening class schedules
• Graduate placement services
• Financial aid available to those who qualify
• Accredited by ACCET - A Partnership for Quality®

Our admissions advisors will listen to your personal interests, help you identify your goals and explain the benefits you will receive from our short-term, intensive training programs. After evaluating your needs, they will help you select a training program that will lead to your success in today's job market.

Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism

If you prefer a variety of tasks, providing excellent customer services and working as part of a team to make a guest's experience exceptional, you might do well in the Central Coast's growing hospitality industry. In addition, this program includes materials that can lead to the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's ManageFirst™ Credential.

In order to prepare you for great opportunities in the hospitality industry--both here at home and around the world--Central Coast College offers a comprehensive Hospitality and Tourism program.

• As a student of this program, you will learn: principles of hospitality and restaurant management
• Human resources management and supervision
• Front office management skills
• Customer service
• Menu marketing and management
• Managerial accounting
• Inventory and purchasing
• Business communications
• Principles of controlling food service costs

In addition, you will gain on-the-job experience as an Intern.

Depending on previous experience in the hospitality industry, graduates of this program can find work in a wide variety of settings, including hotels, restaurants, conference facilities and wineries; as assistant managers, human resource assistants, guest services/group coordinators; front desk clerks, supervisors or managers; guest services representatives; or meeting and convention planners.