Resort and Hotel Management

The two-year Resort and Hotel Management Program, in the School of Hospitality and Tourism, prepares graduates for challenging careers in tourism and hospitality management spanning these areas:

hotel management
resort management
food and beverage management
hospitality management
restaurant management
event planning

Why Take Our Program?

95% of our graduates have a job within two months of graduation; hundreds of our grads enjoy success in senior hotel and tourism management positions internationally
Technology: The College gives students skills using industry-specific software, including Micros Opera, POS systems and Meetingmatrix; Selkirk is one of only two colleges in Canada to provide this real-world experience
Hands-on experiential learning: working with our professional cooking program, we provide opportunities to plan, manage and deliver real-world events for up to 1,000 people (Selkirk College has the largest banquet facility in the West Kootenay). The College also operates Scholars Dining Room, a 50-seat capacity fine dining room.
Small classes and individualized instruction: class sizes are limited to 25 students; classes are led by instructors possessing academic and industry credentials

The guiding principle of the Resort and Hotel Management Program is student centred involvement through project-based learning, so during the school year our students are involved in organizing and supporting Selkirk College as host institution for special events and conferences (see this video for Gala set up 2010). Much valuable practical experience is gained by students as they supervise and staff the College's on-campus dining establishment: Scholar's Dining Room (open to the public). See this video from the 2009 Top Chefs' Competition.

Students also participate in a professional internship program consisting of five months in the summer and fall between the first and second years of the program. The programs take place in Nelson, BC, at the Tenth Street campus. Click to see a video about the beautiful city of Nelson.

If you find the tourism and hospitality industries appealing, and if hotel, tourism, and hospitality management career paths interest you, there is no better way to move proactively toward that future than to complete an accredited hotel management program. And, of all the hotel schools in Canada, none are better at preparing future hotel managers than Selkirk College.