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Hotel Front Desk Clerk/Guest Service Agent


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Program Description


Guest Service Agents/Front Desk Clerks accommodate hotel, motel and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests. These positions are highly guest-focused and require outstanding people skills. Key tasks include: issuing room keys; transmitting and receiving messages; keeping records of occupied rooms and guests’ accounts; making and confirming reservations; and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.

Program Outcomes


Successful Completion:

CCBC Credential:

Students will earn a CCBC Continuing Education Workforce Training Certificate and will have access to a Continuing Education academic record (transcript).

External Credential:

Students will earn the Certified Front Desk Representative designation from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA EI). Students will be awarded the Certified Guest Service Professional (CGSP) designation from AH&LA EI and a CCBC MICROS OPERA training certificate.

Certifying Organization: American Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Institute (AH&LA EI)

www.ahla.com

Financial Aid and Payment Options


  • Continuing Education Opportunity Grant
  • Partial Payment Option (through Nelnet Business Solutions)
  • Tuition Waiver for Senior Citizens and Individuals with Disabilities
  • Employer/Sponsor Paid Tuition
  • Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
  • Local Office of Workforce Development

Program Length


Just over 5 weeks (6 hours per day; 5 days per week)

Courses are offered at CCBC Owings Mills.
 
Program cohorts start in three times each year in the fall, winter and summer.

Program Requirements


High School Diploma or GED are needed to start a career in hospitality but students can take this program while in high school. 

Application Process


Open Entry – No screening or documentation required.

Program Course Sequence


 

Course Number

Course

Title

Course Hours

Textbook Information

(approximate cost; subject to change)

Costs

T=Tuition/F=Fees

HSL 005

Guest Service GOLD Certified Guest Service Professional

5

Text, certification exam and materials provided and included in course costs.

$149

T-$30/F-$119

HSL 013

Guest Service Agent/Hotel Front Desk: Part One

60

Text and materials provided and included in course costs.

$1,049

T-$50/F-$999

HSL 014

Guest Service Agent/Hotel Front Desk: Part Two

90

Text, certification exam and materials provided and included in course costs.

$1,289

T-$50/F-$1,239

Course Series Totals:

155

 

$2,487

T-$130/F-$2,357

At the end of the HSL 005 class students will take the Certified Guest Service Professional Certification exam.  At the end of the HSL 014 class, students will take the Certified Front Desk Representative.  Fees for both exams are included.

Additional Information


Skills for Success:​

Outstanding people skills; punctual and prepared to work; well-groomed professional appearance; accept responsibility willingly; ability to follow written and oral instructions; ability to follow safety rules and regulations; interacts with others in a courteous, tactful manner; ability to complete assigned tasks on time.

 
Career Opportunities:

This program prepares students for positions at a hotel, motel or resort as a Front Desk Clerk or Guest Service Agent.

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Program Contact Information


Director:

Evelyn Weaver

eweaver@ccbcmd.edu

443-840-5840

Hunt Valley, 106

Administrative Assistant:

Danielle Bennett

dbennett@ccbcmd.edu

443-840-4925

Catonsville, BESS 100

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