Hospitality Management Apprenticeship
Columbia College · Sonora, CA
- Cost
- $0
- Length
- 64 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names and program descriptions appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Occupation titles are translated where O*NET publishes a Spanish name. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Food Service Managers
Job ads may call this: Banquet Manager · Kitchen Manager · Catering Manager · Restaurant Manager
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Monitor employee and patron activities to ensure liquor regulations are obeyed.
- Greet guests, escort them to their seats, and present them with menus and wine lists.
- Count money and make bank deposits.
- Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.
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- Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
- Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
- Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
- Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.
What this pays in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties)
Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.
| Area | The lowest-paid tenth earn under | Half earn under | The highest-paid tenth earn over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $47,677 | $80,671 | $133,096 |
| Across California | $48,490 | $79,573 | $129,476 |
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.
- Typical pay in California
- $79,573per yearEastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region: $78,631
- Projected openings
- 59,280Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region: 250
- Projected change
- +10.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- Under a month
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
Lodging Managers
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Hotel Manager · Night Manager · Resort Manager · Rooms Director
- Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.
- Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.
- Greet and register guests.
- Confer and cooperate with other managers to ensure coordination of hotel activities.
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- Monitor the revenue activity of the hotel or facility.
- Meet with clients to schedule and plan details of conventions, banquets, receptions and other functions.
- Manage and maintain temporary or permanent lodging facilities.
- Train staff members.
What this pays in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties)
Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.
| Area | The lowest-paid tenth earn under | Half earn under | The highest-paid tenth earn over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $50,381 | $76,482 | $160,081 |
| Across California | $46,924 | $78,241 | $145,836 |
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.
- Typical pay in California
- $78,241per yearEastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region: $74,140
- Projected openings
- 6,370Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region: 150
- Projected change
- +1.6%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
An instructional program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide food and or lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles supplies purchasing storage and control hotel and restaurant facilities design and planning hospitality industry law personnel management and labor relations financial management facilities management marketing and sale promotion strategies convention and event management front desk operations and applications to specific types of hotel motel and or restaurant operations. Note this program was re-instated after being deleted from CIP 2000 previously it was coded as 52.0902.
We could not reach the page in the federal record when we checked on 2026-08-17, so this links to the provider's home page instead.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-09-18). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
Ask before you enroll, not after
The order the rules set out starts at the center rather than at the school. Before a center can find somebody eligible for training services it has to gather enough to decide, at a minimum through an interview, evaluation or assessment and career planning. Referring a person to the provider they have chosen and setting up the account both come after that, and both are the center's to do — the account is a payment agreement with the training provider, and it is the provider that is paid through it. So the call belongs before enrolling and before paying. Anyone who has already done either should still ask, and ask what it means for them.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
Mother Lode Job Training - TuolumneComprehensive center
Phone: 209-588-1150
197 Mono WaySuite BSonora, CA 95370about 0.8 miles away
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed Holidays
Has a veterans' representative
Mother Lode Job Training - CalaverasAffiliate site
Phone: 209-754-4242
560 Mountain Ranch RoadOakview Professional BuildingSan Andreas, CA 95249about 21.1 miles away
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am-5:00pm
At a comprehensive center all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you →