The Culinary Arts program is an Associate of Applied Science degree program that will provide the foundation and specialized study on the culinary field through academic, laboratory, and field experience. The required general education courses enhance the experience. This program prepares its graduates for careers in restaurants, clubs, hotels, catering operations, and institutional food service. Students interested in entering the Culinary Arts Program must enroll in Ozarka College as a student, submit all admissions requirements, and arrange a meeting with program advisors to be interviewed and discuss requirements and entry into the program. After students have met with program advisors, they will be scheduled for classes subject to space in the program. Students will attend the Melbourne campus and must attend required Culinary Activities.

The Ozarka College Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agriculture provides graduates of the program the knowledge and principles to manage their own agricultural operation or work in a variety of fields within the agriculture industry. The AAS in Agriculture is a two-year degree that provides students with foundational agriculture classes as well as providing a firm grounding in general education coursework needed in today’s agricultural marketplace.

The Associate of Science in Aviation-Professional Pilot provides the first steps into aviation for those students who look forward to becoming commercial pilots and to completing a baccalaureate degree at a four-year college or university. In addition to completing rigorous general education requirements, students learn to fly single-engine aircraft and qualify to take the federal knowledge test and practical exam. This degree will serve as the foundation for advanced flight certification offerings, as well as provide seamless transfer degree opportunities to four-year institutions.