A career in hospitality management means that you are involved in every aspect of your property’s many moving parts. From the front of the house to the back, you need a firm grasp on finance, marketing, and managing employees to succeed. Build your credibility and learn how to manage a world-class operation with a foundation in essential industry best practices and skills.

By taking this certificate program, you will learn how to improve in your role as hospitality manager by developing strategies that can be applied to your teams in the workplace. This program covers a wide range of content, from building a loyal guest base to finances to team building, giving you a set of skills needed to be successful in a management role. Knowing how to handle multiple facets of the hospitality industry will help you manage your organization to its fullest potential as well.

Whether you are a manager currently, positioning yourself for a management position, or have recently been promoted, make your mark today by learning from experts in the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, one of the world’s most prestigious hospitality schools. You can finish all of the courses in this program and earn your certificate in as little as three months, spending about three to five hours per week.

This program includes a year of free access to the Hospitality and the Marketing Symposium! These events feature several days of live, highly participatory virtual Zoom sessions with Cornell faculty and experts to explore the marketing and hospitality industry’s most pressing topics. Symposium events are held several times throughout the year. Once enrolled in your program, you will receive information about upcoming events.

Throughout the year, you may participate in as many sessions as you wish. Attending Symposium sessions is not required to successfully complete the certificate program.

More and more corporations today are seeking smart, energetic leaders to help move them in a sustainable and profitable direction. Iowa Western's Business programs give students a jumpstart on that career path. The field of business is popular for its diversity of job outcomes, so you’ll make a wise choice by enrolling in Iowa Western's Business Administration program. Students who complete this program earn an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S), students enter the workforce upon graduating from Iowa Western. Business classes are conducted with instructors who have real-world business knowledge with actual business experience in their field. Local businesses provide representatives who serve on the advisory board. This program offers face-to-face courses, but also online and hybrid formats, which will pay-off as you advance toward a bachelor’s degree. Many students, however, land jobs immediately after earning their degree from Iowa Western. This program is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to excel in the 21st-century workforce.

Students who complete this AAS degree will have earned a Business Administration certificate and a Business Administration diploma by completion. 

San Joaquin Delta College's Early Childhood Education program offers extensive healthcare certification programs that equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in the healthcare industry. The program emphasizes practical training and hands-on experience, preparing students for various fulfilling healthcare careers. One of the program's advantages is its accessibility through flexible online education, allowing students to learn at their own pace and from the comfort of their homes. The program covers essential healthcare subjects and provides valuable clinical experience in real healthcare settings. Experienced instructors offer guidance and support, and networking opportunities with industry professionals are available. Graduates can pursue diverse healthcare careers, such as medical coding and billing, medical assisting, and pharmacy technician positions. Overall, this program combines theoretical learning with practical experience to prepare students for rewarding healthcare careers.

Becoming an early childhood educator takes heart, knowledge, and skill. Develop your teaching skills to educate and nurture young children (from birth to age eight) in College of Western Idaho's Early Childhood Education program. Engage in practical experience in the College's Early Childhood Education Preschool, as well as in the community, to hone your skills and open doors to your future career as a child care provider or preschool teacher. Becoming an early childhood educator takes heart, knowledge, and skill. Develop your teaching skills to educate and nurture young children (from birth to age eight) in College of Western Idaho's Early Childhood Education program. Engage in practical experience in the College's Early Childhood Education Preschool, as well as in the community, to hone your skills and open doors to your future career as a child care provider or preschool teacher. 

The Entrepreneurship Certificate helps students understand the process of identifying a business opportunity, raising capital, while being observant of the risk and rewards of the entrepreneurship journey. This 12-hour certificate program will provide students the key skills necessary to successfully launch a new business.

The Undergraduate Certificate in Cannabis Studies is taught by world-renowned faculty and experts in areas including medicinal plants, natural product development, and formulation research in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industry.

Students will access state-of-the-art equipment for cannabis chemistry analysis and testing of cannabis related products through virtual laboratory experiences. Students will also be provided with a unique online learning advantage, applying knowledge from URI’s College of Pharmacy to the rapidly growing cannabis industry.

The Business Administration Certificate of Achievement is for students on a pathway towards earning the Business Administration AS-T or for students interested in earning transfer business course credits to support a non-business degree with a Business Minor. The courses in this program are part of the common core of lower division courses required to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree with a major or minor in Business Administration and aligns with CSU Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.