Food Service Hospitality - Southeast Community College Area

Food Service Hospitality from Southeast Community College Area is a Campus Certificate Nutrition degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Overview SCC?s Food Service/Hospitality program is 113 quarter credit hours and the average student completes it in 8 quarters. Students may also attend part-time. The majority of classes are offered in the daytime, and students are employed in the evenings and weekends in the food service industry. Many students in the program choose to complete more than one focus, which is fairly easily accomplished and gives them a better background and enhanced marketability. Students gain hands-on practical experience by preparing and serving luncheons and dinners in the restaurant located on the Lincoln Campus. Graduates from the Food Service Management focus may receive their diploma from the National Restaurant Association Hospitality Education Foundation if they have completed all the designated NRA course finals with a minimum 75 percent, have completed all the designated NRA diploma classes and have accompanied work experience. Accreditations Culinary Arts focus: The American Culinary Federation Accrediting Commission - Exemplary Status. Dietetic Technician focus: The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education. Mission The mission of the Food Service/Hospitality program is to prepare students for employment in the areas of food and nutrition. Job Outlook Food service manager jobs are expected to grow 5 percent through 2016. Job opportunities should be good because, in addition to job growth, many more openings will arise from the need to replace managers who leave the occupation. Ninety-one percent of 2008 SCC program graduates found employment or continued their education. Those graduates reported an average starting salary of $11 per hour, with a high of $16.80 per hour. View more details on Southeast Community College Area . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nutrition courses.