汤头条

Estimated Program Length: Full time: 8 months Part time: 16 months	Location: Main Campus
Average Program Length: 16 months	Enrollment open to: Adults, High School Students
Required Credits: 30.00

Availability

Classroom Hours Day: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eve: M-Th 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Estimated Adult Tuition and Fees: $2895.00

Estimated Materials Cost: $378.57

Financial Aid Eligibility: Scholarship: Yes  VA: Yes  Pell Grant: Yes

Estimated High School Student Cost: $211.75

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The Culinary Arts program provides training in the safety and sanitation practices, culinary skills and knowledge necessary to become a culinary professional. Students receive hands-on experience in many aspects of the industry such as catering, short-order cooking, banquet, and fine dining. Instruction includes: practice of proper safety and sanitation; preparation of cold foods, fresh stocks, soups, sauces, meats, poultry, seafood, grains, fruits and vegetables according to classically prescribed techniques and methods; and proper use and understanding of formulas and recipes in the preparation of basic quick breads, yeast breads, cakes, pastries, and other baked goods.

Program Objectives

• Receive state-approved food safety management certification
• Demonstrate kitchen safety in a professional environment
• Define key culinary terms, processes, and methods
• Demonstrate customer service and guest hospitality
• Demonstrate professionalism through repetition by preparing and plating foods daily
• Preparing classic dishes using appropriate cooking principles

Employment Requirements

• Food Handler’s Permit or ServSafe Certification
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand on feet for 8-12 hours per day
• Effective communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
• Follow verbal direction
• Be reliable, responsible, careful about detail and quality, and have proper personal grooming
• Ability to perform basic math functions with fractions, decimals, and percentages

Admission Requirements

  

This program has no admissions requirements. You may start your admissions application at any time.