Hospitality & Public Services

Preschool Teachers play a vital role in helping children and parents get off to a great educational start, guiding children’s play through stories, songs, games and creative activities that expand their vocabulary, sharpen their motor skills, nurture their social skills and inspire their curiosity.

Chefs and Head Cooks are not only culinary masters, they are leaders in their kitchens, often managing kitchen staffs and cook teams, creating restaurant menus, ordering and managing food and supplies, not to mention preparing amazing, delicious meals.

Cosmetologists offer beauty and wellness services like shampooing, cutting, coloring and styling hair, applying makeup, performing hair removal and providing nail and skin care – services that nurture people’s physical health while strengthening their confidence and self-image.

In hospitals and mental health clinics, adoption and child service agencies, community health organizations and even schools, you’ll find Social Workers striving to help people identify and solve challenging problems and improve their quality of life.

College of The Albemarle’s Hospitality Leadership Program will prepare you for a rewarding career providing outstanding vacation experiences. In just a few months you can be qualified to be an integral member of a team.

Job opportunities abound within the growing tourism industry on the Outer Banks. Certification recipients will have priority interviews, internships, better starting pay and additional opportunities for promotion with our many partner companies.

Guest service coordinators are an integral part of the tourism industry as they work to meet the needs of guests by scheduling reservations, managing phone calls, taking payments, and greeting new guests as the face of the establishment. They also coordinate special events and assist with sales.