Hospitality Facilities Maintenance Certificate
Total Program Credits: 33
The Hospitality Facilities Maintenance Certificate provides both lecture and hands-on training for facility engineers working in hospitality environments. Local 399 Educational Training Fund participants will become familiar with the design and operations of hospitality facilities in order to address risk tolerance, reliability, maintainability, and predictive maintenance. They will also acquire the necessary skills for employment in jobs requiring multiple maintenance competencies. These competencies will allow graduates to obtain highly skilled maintenance positions in a variety of industries including but not limited to hospitality, working in places such as hotels, motels, resorts, inns, restaurants, theme parks and other related businesses
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Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Hospitality Facilities Maintenance Certificate, the graduate will be able to:
- maintain systems and functions associated with hospitality and the facilities associated with hospitality;
- troubleshoot predictive and preventative maintenance functions of hospitality facilities; and
- demonstrate effective communication using written, oral, and graphic formats.
Graduates of the program may seek employment as a facilities engineer, operating engineer, chief engineer, maintenance foreman, or as a building maintenance supervisor working in settings involving complex systems.
(Fall 2021)
Placement Measures
Program Map for Students
| FET 101 Indoor Air Quality | Core Course | 4 |
| FET 105 Commercial Heating and Cooling Systems I | Core Course | 4 |
| FET 110 Electricity for Facilities Engineers I | Core Course | 4 |
| FET 115 # Commercial Heating and Cooling Systems II | Core Course | 4 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 16 |
Meet with your Academic Advisor to create an academic plan.
Explore stackable certificate(s)/degree(s) |
| FET 135 Pneumatic and Direct Digital Controls | Core Course | 4 |
| FET 210 # Electricity for Facilities Engineers II | Core Course | 4 |
| FET 245 Hospitality Facility Operations | Core Course | 3 |
| FET 246 Hotel Maintenance Systems | Core Course | 3 |
| FET 247 Hospitality Equipment Maintenance and Repair | Core Course | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 17 |
Meet with your Academic Advisor to finalize your academic plan for graduation and register for stackable certificate/degree (option).
Submit graduation petition by deadline (check for the specific date in catalog or syllabus.) |
See FET course descriptions.
Dean: Bianca Sola-Perkins, Ext. 3714
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| General Education |
Communications, Fine Arts, Humanities, Life Science, Mathematics, Physical Science, Social and Behavioral Science (see individual degree requirements). |
| Core Course |
Course(s) listed in a semester the student is required to take. |
| Program Elective |
Course(s) that faculty recommend and are listed in the ‘Program Electives’ section (if any) for this program. |
If intending to transfer, choose courses accepted by your transfer institution. |
| General Elective |
Course(s) chosen by the student, if needed, above and beyond core courses and program electives (if any), to complete the Program Total Credits. |
| ◊ symbol |
This course is articulated. (course transfers to 3 or more Illinois State schools, as an elective or equal course-to-course) |
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This course has a prerequisite. (course(s) student takes prior to taking this course) |