In this program each course area is broken down into the key components and with industry career days and guest speakers to compliment the subjects. This academic experience offers great diversity and depth and equips the student with the skill set required to ensure success in every operational area of hospitality organizations. Students will divide their time between working on assignments, reports or presentations, reading, listening to class lectures, and field trips. The program is runned in a dynamic and structured manner, with interactive and interesting material that is shared by professionals in the business. Students must complete 940 hours of paid work experience in addition to their courses.

Students are required to have one of the following prerequisites to qualify for enrollment into a Canadian Tourism College Diploma or Certificate program: - Grade 12 graduation from a Canadian High School or an equivalent level institution Worldwide; - Successful completion of the Government Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D); - To apply as a mature student, the student must be over 19 years of age and successfully complete the Canadian Tourism College Entrance Exam with a passing grade of 65%. - Have completed a tourism or hospitality related program at CTC, or another institution. If English is not the first language of the student, one of the following prerequisites is required to be admitted into this program: - International English Language Testing System IELTS score of 5.5 or higher or equivalent English language benchmark verified by the institution. - Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL score CBT 163, IBT 57 or equivalent verified by the institution. - Level 5 ESL training from Vancouver International College or equivalent from another ESL school, or a minimum of 2 semesters full-time of non-ESL studies at an English speaking secondary or post-secondary institution. - Canadian Tourism College English Assessment (written onsite) with a score of 65%. - Canadian Tourism College online English assessment with a score of 70%.