Let Santa Rosa Junior College help you advance your career in the hotel, restaurant, winery, spa, or gaming industries. Careers are also available in event planning, catering, tourism, and related service occupations. If you enjoy meeting many interesting people and working in an environment that is as varied as the people coming to your establishment, you should consider the Hospitality field. SRJC’s Hospitality Certificate Program provides students with an opportunity to gain knowledge and learn the important skills necessary to be successful in Hospitality careers.

Hospitality is one of the fastest growing occupational fields in the world, and Sonoma County is no exception. Santa Rosa, the heart of the Sonoma County Wine Country, offers a diversified setting for Hospitality occupations. Career opportunities in Hospitality are available to individuals with varied skills and educational backgrounds. Jobs are open to first-time job seekers, senior citizens, and individuals seeking part-time or alternative work schedules, as well as to those who are looking to advance within the hospitality field. Employers and job seekers can use the SRJC Hospitality job board http://www.srjcculinarycareercenter.com/ 

Learn the ABC’s of Hospitality through SRJC’s interdisciplinary class offerings from the Agriculture, Business, and Culinary programs taught by experts in their fields. The interdisciplinary management emphasis provides students with a broad perspective of the hospitality field.

Class discussions and presentations, role playing, surveying current hospitality environments, and field trips are all part of the rich, interactive experiences in SRJC’s Hospitality courses. Students may enroll in day, evening, weekend, and online classes that are offered both on and off campus.

Sonoma County Hospitality
Promoting Tourism
Hotel Management
Restaurant Management
Sonoma County Wine Industry

Planning
Organizing
Time Management
Customer Service
Human Relations
Business Writing
Business Presentations
 

Description:
This skills certificate provides the student with a clear pathway for being hired for wine sales and hospitality services in the winery industry in California. This industry has explicitly requested this program to help provide more qualified and skilled workers. In addition to the skills and knowledge of working in a winery tasting room, the students will gain expertise in soft skills and customer service which can provide a pathway to promotion.

Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student will be able to:
1. Provide effective, accurate and world-class customer service in the hospitality field.
2. Demonstrate the ability to effectively sell product and promote wine clubs to maximize profit.
3. Educate guests about wine production, wine history and wine service.
4. Exhibit a wide knowledge of restaurants, other wineries, events, tourist attractions, and overall culture of Sonoma County.

Hospitality: Wine Tasting Service Requirements - complete 8.50 units

• HOSP 50  Introduction to Tourism in Sonoma County 1.00 unit
• HOSP 53  Customer Service 1.50 units
• HOSP 54  Customer Relations for the Hospitality Industry 1.50 units
• CUL 256.5  Wine Appreciation 1.50 units
• WINE 111  Sonoma County American Viticulture Areas 1.50 units
• WINE 130 Wine Service and Hospitality 1.50 units

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.
 

It is strongly recommended that a student not currently working in the hospitality industry complete an internship. An internship provides you with an opportunity for real-world, hands-on, pre-employment work experience and a chance to make those important employment contacts.

Instructors maintain strong relations with the hospitality and business community to promote internship and employment opportunities for Hospitality Program students.

For information about Santa Rosa Junior College's Hospitality Program, please contact us:
Business Department
Maggini Hall, First Floor, Santa Rosa Campus
Phone: (707) 527-4435

Albert Yu, Instructor/Hospitality Program Coordinator