Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Culinary Arts A.A.S. degree prepares individuals for career opportunities in hotels, restaurants, clubs and institutional food service facilities. Responsibilities may include menu planning, purchasing food, equipment, and supplies, selecting, and developing recipes, selecting and using various food preparation methods and techniques. Management duties may include, but are not limited to financial planning, hiring, training and supervising employees.
Award Outcomes
Prepare high quality food in a cost effective and efficient manner as utilized in professional foodservice operations
Demonstrate ability to meet Certified Culinarian requirements of the American Culinary Federation
Exhibit knowledge and hands-on ability to perform the activities of all key personnel engaged in food service production operations
Design a variety of menus, select recipes, plan food consumption, procure appropriate products, properly store items and prepare them to American Culinary Federation accepted professional standards
Apply mathematical, reading, and communication skills essential to the food service industry
Practice positive human relationship skills with the diverse population of the hospitality industry employees and guests
Create a professional career plan utilizing portfolio format
Career Opportunities
Employment may be found in hotels, restaurants, clubs, health care facilities, schools, resorts and many other food related operations. Depending on qualifications and experience numerous positions are available to graduates such as restaurant cooks, banquet cooks, bakers, assistant pastry chefs, pantry personnel, kitchen managers, food salespersons, personal chefs, purchasing clerks, caterers, and entry-level chef/managers are some of the many career positions possible upon course completion. Students who complete the Culinary Arts program are eligible to pursue American Culinary Federation certification. The American Culinary Federation accrediting commission nationally accredits the curriculum at Hennepin Technical College.