Culinary Arts - Mercer County Community College

Culinary Arts from Mercer County Community College is a Campus Associate Food degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. The Culinary Arts program provides training for students who wish to pursue a career in the food service industry as a professional chef or pastry chef. The core curriculum is comprised of 50 credits of general education and hospitality foundation courses, while each of the two concentrations ? in Culinary Arts (A5670) and Pastry Arts (A5680) ? is comprised of 16 credits that focus on advanced courses in the specialty area selected. Students in either concentration will demonstrate proficiency in culinary skills and techniques that include the principles and processes of cooking and baking, proper use of knives, food presentation, menu development, and food safety and sanitation. Successful graduates of the program will be able to: demonstrate proficiency in a variety of professionally recognized culinary skills; work in any production or food preparation station within a food service department; use safe and sanitary practices within any food production department; create appropriate menus and recipes; purchase products needed by the food service organization; design and plan buffets and food-related activities and functions; demonstrate professional written and verbal communication and computational skills; effectively supervise and train kitchen personnel; demonstrate a working knowledge of advanced culinary and pastry techniques and methodologies. Students who complete the Culinary Arts program will be qualified to work in a variety of food service positions and settings, including restaurants, hotels, catering facilities, corporate dining facilities, healthcare food operations, and resorts. Those who complete the Pastry Arts concentration will be qualified for positions in hotels, fine dining restaurants and clubs, as well as a variety of positions with retail and wholesale bakeries. Graduates of this A.A.S. program also would be eligible to transfer to Fairleigh Dickinson University to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Studies offered through the University's Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies. Other transfer opportunities are being developed. Admission to the program requires, at minimum, a high school diploma or its equivalent. View more details on Mercer County Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Food courses.