Diploma in Hospitality-Hotel and Resort Operations Management is a diploma in Business Administration programme taught at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,619 per semester (CAD 1,387 per semester for local students).
This two-year diploma in hotel and resort operations management builds practical hospitality skills through a live campus restaurant where students cook and serve, hotel software used for guest check-ins, and field trips to regional resorts. Training covers restaurant, housekeeping and front desk operations, alongside certifications in food safety, Smart Serve, and first aid/CPR. The programme includes a paid 560-hour co-op placement that connects students with employers, and it offers pathways into further degree and post-graduate study in the hospitality field.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status, plus Grade 12 English at the C or U level. Mature applicants aged 19 or older, non-secondary-school applicants, and home-schooled applicants may also qualify by completing equivalent coursework, upgrading, GED, or equivalency testing, and relevant post-secondary study or life experience can be credited through Georgian's Credit for Prior Learning process. The programme page states no test-score table, portfolio, or interview requirement; applicants whose first language is not English fall under Georgian's general diploma-level requirement instead: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall or TOEFL iBT 79 overall.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date for Georgian's highly competitive programs, which now covers Fall 2027, Winter 2028 and Summer 2028 entry, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats last; offers of admission for this 2026-2027 cycle must be accepted by 1 May 2027. Programs outside the highly competitive list carry no equal-consideration date and are assessed on a rolling basis year-round. International applicants apply directly through Georgian's own portal with no published closing date and are assessed on a rolling basis while seats remain, though Georgian warns a program open when applied to may close before assessment. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
