Associate Degree in Culinary Arts

Associate Degree in Culinary Arts- Delaware County Community College (DCCC)

Graduates of this associate degree will be prepared for a career or further studies within the foodservice industry. The course will explore a mix of academic and practical courses as well as an opportunity for an internship. Graduates could go on to become a restaurant chef, banquet chef, sous chef, kitchen manager, production cook, line cook and prep cook.

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and use of foodservice and culinary terminology
• Exhibit the ability to identify various food products and their common uses
• Demonstrate various cooking methods and appropriate presentation techniques
• Demonstrate the ability to properly use and care for professional food service equipment and culinary tools
• Produce foods that meet employers' standards and satisfy consumer demands
• Exhibit ability to produce various ethnic and regional cuisines
• Demonstrate the ability to apply principles of good nutrition in producing foods that meet consumer demands
• Demonstrate knowledge of safe and food handling practices
• Receive food handlers' sanitation certification
• Seek successful employment in a wide variety of commercial and non-commercial food service operations
• Demonstrate accepted practices and procedures required for planning, operation and record keeping as applied in a restaurant, catering or food service operation.

To learn more about this course, contact DCCC via the information request button below.