AACC's Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute is offering full tuition scholarships for the bartending training program for up to $351! Begin your career in bartending or become certified if you already work as a bartender. With this important training, you'll be able to work in hospitality and recreation establishments including restaurants, bars, hotels, catering, hotels and more.
Two noncredit courses that meet for nine sessions and include the fundamentals of mixing drinks, bar preparation, beverage recipes and customer service.
Total Hours: 27
$504 for Anne Arundel County residents, which includes $351 tuition and $153 fees.
Students must be at least 21 years old.
To receive the certificate, students complete and submit the form to the Continuing Professional Education office. Once you successfully complete all course requirements of the certificate program with a passing grade or higher, submit a Student Application for a Continuing Education Certificate. Use certificate code CE.BAR.TEND.
Students taking noncredit classes don't need to apply for admission to AACC. Just check out our course search and choose a program or course that interests you, register and make your payment. Winter and spring term registration is now open. Registration for summer 2026 opens April 14!
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If you have previously taken classes at AACC, you will need to log in using your AACC account. New students will be able to create a temporary account in the checkout process.
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