Culinary Arts

The Culinary Arts Curriculum provides specific training required to prepare students to assume positions as trained culinary professionals in a variety of foodservice settings, including full-service restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, catering operations, contract foodservice, and health care facilities. The degree contains an embedded certificate in baking and pastry arts.

Food and hospitality services represent one of the fastest-growing segments of our economy. The industry is booming with restaurants, hotels, caterers, resorts, health and wellness facilities, and entertainment venues of all kinds opening to serve our growing population. Chefs and head cooks work in these food service facilities and establishments, along with many others, where food and hospitality services are provided. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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This curriculum provides specific training required to prepare students to assume positions as trained culinary professionals in a variety of food service settings, including full-service restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, catering operations, contract food service, and health care facilities.

Students will be provided with theoretical knowledge/practical applications that provide critical competencies to meet industry demands, including environmental stewardship, operational efficiencies, and professionalism. Courses include sanitation/safety, baking, garden management, culinary fundamentals/production skills, nutrition, customer service, purchasing/cost control, and human resource management.

Graduates should qualify for entry-level opportunities, including:

Prep cook
Line cook
Station chef

American Culinary Federation certification may be available to graduates. With experience, graduates may advance to positions including sous chef, pastry chef, executive chef, or foodservice manager.

Entry-Level Salary: $20,554 – $42,480/yr. (NCWorks Online)

Culinary Arts, AAS

The Culinary Arts AAS Degree is a 71-credit hour program.

There is a basic core of 41 credit hours. The program also consists of 19 general education credit hours.

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