Culinary Arts - Reading Area Community College

Culinary Arts from Reading Area Community College is a Campus Associate Food degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. The Culinary Arts program is designed to prepare students for careers in the growing food service industry. Students who complete the program learn different styles and techniques for ordering, preparing, and serving food, planning menus, and managing food service organizations. The program also prepares students to take the ServeSafe certification examination. Upon successful completion of the program, the student should be able to: Utilize business and management principles to analyze problems and make decisions. Apply math operations to solve fundamental business problems. Utilize a personal computer to prepare documents using word processing, spreadsheet and database software and to perform basic navigation of the Internet. Apply the fundamental health and safety principles of nutrition. Safely use hand tools and equipment in a Food service environment. Apply skills in the preparation of salads, dressings, dips, sandwiches, and proper set up of work stations. Apply skills in production of Vegetables, and Fruits. Prepare Meats, Poultry, and Seafood in a variety of cooking techniques. Prepare eggs in a variety of styles, as well as breakfast meats, quick breads, and starches. Apply knowledge of ingredients, and mixing methods for a variety of baked goods. Produce frozen desserts, tarts, fruit desserts, decorated cakes, and meringues. Prepare aspics, forcemeats, pates, mousse, and marinades for use as decoration as well as consumption. Apply entry level skills in menu design, food cost, labor cost, and purchasing fundamentals. Apply the use of HACCP (Hazard Analysis-Critical Control Point)as an everyday occurrence in food production. View more details on Reading Area Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Food courses.