Welcome to the Associate of Arts Degree (Restaurant Management)

The restaurant management AS degree prepares you for employment as manager of a restaurant, café, coffee shop, cafeteria or lunchroom, bar, or similar establishments. Or you may pursue a career as a food and beverage manager, dining room supervisor, fast food service manager, or catering professional. This program also provides supplemental training for those already working in these areas.

Coursework includes the management of selling, preparing, storing, promoting, displaying, serving food, and providing customer service. The  provide a solid foundation for management careers in fine dining establishments, catering operations, and other areas of the foodservice profession.

You also learn about dining room operations, beverage service, basic food preparation, nutrition, food cost control and large quantity preparation. You may also take classes in psychology, computer applications, math and writing

Career Path

This program provides students with the skills necessary for employment as a manager of a hotel/motel, a restaurant, a cafe, a bar, a liquor establishment, a coffee shop, a catering agency or a fast food service.