Restaurant Management
Associate in Arts
Program Details
The Restaurant Management program provides students with the broad technical background necessary in today's increasingly diverse food services industry. Requirements for the program were developed with input from professional industry members, who comprise the MiraCosta College Hospitality Management Advisory Board, as well as with cooperation from local restaurant and food services executives. Courses for this program complement the skills learned on the job and are valuable to either the person seeking a certificate/degree or the individuals already employed in the field and seeking to increase their overall effectiveness with new skills qualifying them for promotions.
Restaurant Management Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to create a marketing plan for a product/service in hospitality marketing.
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop an operational strategy for a restaurant.
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to research a specific human resource responsibility for the hospitality industry and interview a hospitality management professional about the research findings.