Hotel & Restaurant Management at Iowa Lakes Community College

Iowa Lakes Community College has the oldest Hotel and Restaurant Management program in Iowa. The following multiple emphasis will prove valuable to you, both in seeking employment and in advancing within a company structure:

hotel
restaurant
management
health operations skills

The newly remodeled kitchen with state-of-the-art technology provides an area in which you can learn and gain experience that will apply to your profession. The facilities at Iowa Lakes include:

a new computerized food costing program
a new computerized front office management and accounting system
three fully equipped kitchens with a combi oven
steam tables
grills
dishwashers
microwave
convection ovens
broilers
meat slicer
food cutter and mixer
storeroom and laundry facilities.

Graduates qualify for positions as:

chefs
cooks
front desk
night auditors
dietetic aides.

You may work in:

cafeterias
hospitals
front offices
catering
food and beverage positions
management personnel for several types of properties.

Program Curriculum

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     NRA/Culinary Mgt. - National Restaurant Association Certification Courses
     AH&LA - American Hotel & Lodging Association Certification Courses
     DMA - Dietary Manager Association
     ACF- American Culinary Federation

Freshman Fall Semester
BUS-161	Human Relations	3
CSC-110	Introduction to Computers	3
HCM-105	Food Fundamentals - NRA	4
HCM-229	Nutrition for the Life Cycle - NRA - DMA	4
HCM-319	Introduction to Hospitality Field OR	3
HCM-591	Housekeeping Management - AHLA
HCM-705	Hospitality Club Activities I	1
	Total Credits - Fall Freshman	18

Freshman Spring Semester
ACC-111	Intro to Accounting	3
BUS-121 ENG-105	Business Communications OR English Composition I	3
HCM-141	Food Production	5
HCM-265	Mathematics for Hospitality	3
HCM-450	Job Seeking Skills I	2
HCM-595	Front Office Operations/Night Audit - AHLA	4
HCM-707	Hospitality Club Activities II	1
	Total Credits - Spring Freshman	21

Summer Semester
HCM-938	On The Job Training	5
	Total Credits - Summer	5

Sophomore Fall Semester
BUS-183	Business Law	3
HCM-104	Applied Food Service Sanitation - ACF - AHLA - DMA	4
HCM-237	Modified Diets - DMA	4
HCM-593	Restaurant Management - NRA	4
HCM-709	Hospitality Club Activities III	1
SPC-101	Fundamentals of Oral Communication	3
	Total Credits - Fall Sophomore	19

Sophomore Spring Semester
HCM-310	Hospitality Law - AHLA	3
HCM-451	Job Seeking Skills II	2
HCM-592	Convention Management- AHLA	3
HCM-594	Food & Beverage Management - NRA	4
HCM-711	Hospitality Club Activities IV	1
MGT-101	Principles of Management - NRA	3
MKT-110	Principles of Marketing - NRA	3
	Total Credits - Spring Sophomore	19

Core Requirement

Concentration Area Requirement

General Education Requirement

Elective