Eastern Maine Community College
Culinary Arts
Online, USA
Associate of Arts
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Eastern Maine Community College's Culinary Arts associate degree gives a practical foundation in culinary skills, covering Classical French, international and American regional cuisines, pastry arts, table-side cookery, buffet catering and advanced garde-manger production. You’ll train hands-on in the culinary kitchen and at The Rangeley Café, the programme's restaurant, developing food preparation, kitchen operations, menu design, culinary techniques and hospitality skills.
Career Outcomes: Graduates become chefs, kitchen managers, catering directors, or restaurant managers, or transfer to four-year colleges. They can work in culinary instruction, food service supervision, menu development, banquet coordination, food styling, hospitality management roles, entrepreneurship and events management, consulting services.
Culinary Arts provides students with a complete and versatile background in culinary arts. Students study Classical French, International, and American regional cuisines, pastry arts, table-side cookery, buffet catering, advanced grade manger production, and other culinary topics. Students learn to apply this knowledge through hands-on experience in the culinary arts kitchen.
Students receive hands-on experience at The Rangeley Café, the training restaurant for Culinary Arts at EMCC.
Careers' options for completing the Culinary Arts Associate Degree Program include chefs, kitchen managers, catering directors, and restaurant managers. Students may also choose to transfer to four-year college programs.
