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Why ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Culinary Arts Management?

Our A.A.S. program combines classroom instruction, laboratory learning and hands-on experience, along with a summer cooperative work requirement, to prepare you for an immediate career in the culinary world. 

Rooted in a culinary arts foundation focusing on cooking, baking, nutrition, pastry, stocks, sauces, garde-manger and meat/seafood/poultry fabrication, the curriculum also covers accounting, purchasing and cost control, and sales and marketing, so you will graduate with a well-rounded background in both the cooking and business elements of a culinary career. 

The icing on the cake? In your final semester capstone course, you will assist directly in the operations of Morrisville’s , which doubles as a unique real-world applied learning laboratory. 

Like many of our students, you may choose to continue your studies at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ through our Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree program in hospitality management.

You can also take advantage of membership in professional organizations including the ,  and .

Skills You Will Gain

Upon program completion, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate skills and knowledge required of culinarians and apply them in a commercial kitchen operation
• Demonstrate industry-standard knowledge and skills regarding sanitation, food safety, nutrition and supervision in the hospitality industry
• Anticipate and manage labor and food costs to operate an economically sustainable establishment
• Work in a professional bakery or kitchen as a prep, line and pantry cook
• Demonstrate an understanding of hospitality industry purchasing by writing food specifications, applying purchasing practices, interpreting market trends, using new technology applications and analyzing operational cost control
• Explain basic concepts involved in marketing and how they can be applied to food service operations to meet financial objectives
• Identify and illustrate basic elements of equipment design and layout in food service facilities
• Possess an extensive business portfolio that displays an up-to-date resume, cover letter, skill set, work philosophy, career goals and work samples
• Demonstrate an understanding of the global hospitality industry and how the food service industry fits into hospitality

What Can I Do in Culinary Arts Management?

The A.A.S. program introduces you to diverse career options in restaurants, schools, health care and university food operations, and other institutions, in roles including: 

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