Ammon Applied University College (AAUC) located in the heart of Amman, Jabal Amman-Ammon complex is an honorable model, a center of excellence, and a benchmark in developing applied education in Jordan. It was established in 1980 as Ammon College where it first offered a Diploma degree in Hotel Management and developed overtime to become a University college under the name of Jordan Applied University College of Hospitality and Tourism Education which was changed again to its previously known name (Ammon Applied University College) offering two Bachelor's degrees in Hotel Management/Hotel Management and Hotel Management/ Events Management and two Diploma's degrees in Hotel Management and in Culinary Arts. Additionally, the university college offers training diploma programs in Hotel Management, Culinary Arts, Food & Beverage Service and English Language for the Hospitality Industry.

In cooperation with the Jordanian Duty Free Shops, AAUC launched a training diploma in (Trade and Travel Retail Management) as well as various short-term training Diplomas which meet the needs of the Hospitality and Tourism sector. These academic and training programs are accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Additionally, a Tour Guiding certificate program is offered and accredited by the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities.

A number of students graduated from the college, who work for a lot of national, Arab and international institutions, in private and public sectors, since 1999/2000 and until 2022/2023. A number of students graduated as follows: (960) students with a Bachelor degree in Hotel Management, (10) students with a Bachelor degree in Hotel Management / Event Management, (1010) students with a Diploma degree in Hotel Management, (230) students with a Diploma degree in Culinary Arts, (99) students with Bachelor degree in Tourism Management and (6) students with a Diploma degree in Tourism Management, and (1245) students with a Training Diploma in Hotel Management and Culinary Arts.

The college, after 43 years of its establishment, forms a speaking and shining image as a pioneer educational scientific institution in Tourism and Hospitality education in Jordan and the Middle East, and it keeps on expanding, not only in the number of students, but also in the academic and training programs it offers, and in all other fields, and aims to carry on developing its programs to include all academic, technical and language skills. It also aims to continue teaching its Bachelor programs in English.

The college signed many joint academic and training agreements with regional, European and American academic institutions, which hopefully will extend the training and exchange of teachers and students opportunities, and placing Jordan on the world map. The college joined the membership of the international Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) in 2008 and joined the membership of the EURHODIP (the European Association for Hotel and Tourism Schools, Universities, Training centers) in 2011. The college began applying (Tigers Auburn Summer) program, according to the agreement the college signed with the University of Auburn, and obtained a certificate of Gender Equity Seal from the UNWOMEN in the academic year 2013.

AAUC was also awarded the tedQual Certification from the United Nations World Tourism Organization in 2014 for two years, and got it for the second time on 15/12/2017 for three years. Also, AAUC obtained the first prize of AL-Hassan Bin Talal Award for Scientific Excellence in 2016 for its project “Institute Success Story”. In addition, the students (Al-Motaz Billah) Zayed and Fida' Al-Tarsha were awarded the Tourism Excellence Award In 2016.

AAUC is the only institution in Jordan which offers a whole year Hospitality training in USA, in cooperation with the American Hospitality Academy (AHA). This program enables the students to spend a whole year working in one of the five star hotels or resorts in different locations in the USA.

AAUC sought to increase the number of applicants in quality and quantity. The goal was not only to make the Hospitality and Tourism education a choice that can reach a larger population scale, but also to increase the number of employees who work in this sector as the training diploma course is an eight-month course which targets high school graduates who couldn’t register in the ordinary (standard) programs. When they graduate from these training programs, they will be attracted even more to this sector. In addition, the Tour Guiding program continues its wide success, as the number of students registering for this course is increasing every semester. Students graduating from this course are highly demanded by the Travel and Tourism agencies for their high level of skills and manners.

Our college continuously seeks to provide high quality education with affordable tuition for all, to emphasize that our graduates are the most prepared, highly trained, and the most wanted in the Jordanian labor market and the most likely to move into an international environment.