Culinary Arts and Hospitality

     The Culinary Arts curriculum is designed for students with a career interest in culinary arts, restaurant management, and baking and pastry management. These fields represent a wide range of businesses from intimate fine dining restaurants to worldwide food service corporations, from bakeries to corporate pastry chefs, from small country inns to multinational chains of hotels and resorts.

     The Culinary Arts curriculum will prepare students to enter the workforce or continue their education by transferring to bachelor's degree programs. Each degree option is balanced between career-specific courses, business courses and liberal arts courses. To supplement their skill development, students will participate in a supervised internship program.

     The Hotel and Resort Management degree is designed for students with a career interest in the lodging and resort industries. These fields represent a wide range of businesses, from the small country inn or bed and breakfast to multinational chains of hotels and resorts. Management opportunities exist in front-office operations, food and beverage management, banquet-meeting sales, human resources, facilities management, and more.

     The curriculum is balanced between career-specific courses such as Cost Controls for the Hospitality Industry and liberal arts courses such as Standard Freshman Composition. Upon graduation, students will be prepared to enter the workforce or continue their education.

     Students applying directly from high school should have successfully completed high school mathematics sequence through Algebra 2/Trig or equivalent, one laboratory science, and four years of English. Students are admitted in the fall semester only.

     The Culinary Arts curriculum is designed for students with a career interest in culinary arts, restaurant management, and baking and pastry management. These fields represent a wide range of businesses from intimate fine dining restaurants to worldwide food service corporations, from bakeries to corporate pastry chefs, from small country inns to multinational chains of hotels and resorts.

     The Culinary Arts curriculum will prepare students to enter the workforce or continue their education by transferring to bachelor's degree programs. Each degree option is balanced between career-specific courses, business courses and liberal arts courses. To supplement their skill development, students will participate in a supervised internship program.

     The Baking and Pastry Arts certificate program develops entry-level skills for positions and careers involving the baking and pastry arts. Students acquire the knowledge and competencies required for working in bakeries and other establishments where baking and pastry production occurs (e.g., restaurants). Full-time students can complete the program in two semesters and a summer session, thereby accelerating entry into employment situations. The program is appropriate for people who already hold postsecondary degrees, for those who are currently employed in the industry and who would benefit from some specialized training, and for those who are interested in acquiring baking and pastry-making skills but who are not interested in pursuing an academic degree in the field.

     The Hotel and Resort Management certificate program develops entry-level skills for managerial positions and careers in the hospitality industry. Students acquire the knowledge and competencies required for working as managers in eating, lodging, travel, recreation, and gaming establishments. Full-time students can complete the program in two semesters, thereby accelerating entry into employment situations. The program is appropriate for people who already hold postsecondary degrees, for those who are currently employed in the industry and who would benefit from some specialized training, and for those who are interested in acquiring hospitality-related managerial skills but who are not interested in pursuing an academic degree in the field.

     The Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management certificate program develops entry-level skills for positions and careers involving the culinary arts and restaurant management. Students acquire the knowledge and competencies required for managerial positions and for career advancement. Full-time students can complete the program in two semesters, thereby accelerating entry into employment situations. The program is appropriate for people who already hold postsecondary degrees, for those who are currently employed in the industry and who would benefit from some specialized training, and for those who are interested in acquiring culinary and restaurant-management skills but who are not interested in pursuing an academic degree in the field.