Hospitality – Culinary Arts Concentration

Program description

With this certificate, students will enter the Culinary Arts field and should be able to demonstrate principles in sanitation and safety, hospitality, and basic food production. Additional skills will be applied in advanced foods, menu planning and cost analysis, purchasing, dining room service, baking, supervision, and actual work experience education.

This certificate is approved through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. Upon satisfactory completion of the listed requirements and filing an application for graduation with Admissions and Records, the student’s transcript will reflect completion of this certificate.

Program learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student should be able to:

1. Prepare workstations, corresponding to the preparation and presentation of a meal, in a time-restricted, quality-minded setting.
2. Prepare large-scale quantity items in a time-restricted, quality-minded setting.
3. Practice the principles of sanitation and safety procedures.
4. Demonstrate the principles of the garde-manger section of the kitchen.

Certificate requirements