Delaware County Community College
Associate in Applied Science, Culinary Arts
Media, USA
Associate of Applied Science
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Culinary Arts program offers hands-on training in essential culinary techniques and food service management skills.
This degree prepares students for a dynamic career in the culinary industry, focusing on topics like food safety, menu planning, and kitchen operations.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may pursue various roles, such as chefs, culinary managers, catering coordinators, or food and beverage directors.
This degree opens doors to exciting opportunities in restaurants, hotels, catering companies, and other food-related businesses.
Taking this step can significantly enhance your culinary career.
The Culinary Arts program prepares students for employment in various segments of the foodservice industry in positions such as restaurant chef, banquet chef, sous chef, kitchen manager, production cook, line cook and prep cook. The program includes academic courses, skills development in kitchen lab courses, and practical internship experience.
Start Date
Every semester.
- Fall Semester: Late August
- Spring Semester: Early January
- Summer Semester: Late May
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of food service 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
Course requirements are available below.
Delaware County Community College's Educational Foundation awards approximately $300,000 in scholarships annually. Each scholarship has its own criteria for eligibility established by the donor. The application period for scholarships each year runs from mid-February to mid-April.
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