• Culinary Arts

    Program of Study

     

    This course develops skills in the culinary arts and prepares students for the many occupations available in the restaurant industry. Instruction emphasizes understanding essential cooking techniques, which can then be adapted to create innovative new food items. Instruction also includes food sanitation, nutrition and use of equipment. In a simulated restaurant, students prepare and execute a daily lunch menu and learn front and back operations in a restaurant. Employment opportunities range from souse chef, working chef, pantry worker, garden manger, pastry assistant, kitchen sanitation worker or post-secondary training.

     

  •  Accredited By:

     American Culinary Federation Education Foundation

  • Articulation Agreements:

    College/University

    Course

    Number

    Course Name

    Credits

    The Art Institute of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, PA

    CU10000
    CU10121
    CU10210

    Applic. and Use of Culinary Equip. & Sanitation

    Culinary Skills I

    Introduction to Baking 

    3

    3

     3 

    Criteria

    Credit Type

    ·        Students must complete all graduation requirements from MCVTS and must meet all of the program admissions requirements of AiPH.

    ·        Students must earn at least a grade of “B” in coursework completed while in MCVTS to be awarded AiPH credits for the course and enter the AiPH program without remediation in the courses for which the student receives AiPH credit.

    ·        Award of articulated course credit through programs covered by this agreement with AiPH will be considered on an individual case basis if more than one (1) year has elapsed since the student seeking the credit has completed the secondary course credit(s).

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    College/University

    Course

    Number

    Course Name

    Credits

    Atlantic Cape Community College

    Mays Landing, NJ

    CULN101

    CUBP110 

    Introduction to Culinary Arts

    Fundamentals of Baking

    3

    2

    Criteria

    Credit Type

    ·        These credits will be officially awarded upon matriculation into the Culinary Arts Program at Atlantic Cape Community College

    ·        In order for a student to take advantage of a current articulation, they must present a copy of a current sanitation certification

    ·        Students are required to take the College Placement Test prior to registering for Mathematics, English or other course requiring demonstrated level of ability. Students who have taken the SAT test and received a minimum score of 540 in Critical Reading and a score of 530 in Mathematics are exempt from taking the Placement Test.

    ·        Students must earn a grade of 85 or better to be eligible for articulation credit.

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    College/University

    Course

    Number

    Course Name

    Credits

    Johnson & Wales University

    Providence, RI

    Charlotte, NC

    North Miami, FL

    Denver, CO

    CUL1345

    CUL1355

    CUL1385

    FSM1065

    Introduction to Baking & Pastry

    New World Cuisine

    Fundamentals of Food Service Production 

    Sanitation Management

    3

    3

    3

    2

    Criteria

    Credit Type

    ·        Students are expected to complete the required admissions application form and must submit an official high school transcript. Upon acceptance to Johnson & Wales University, a student will be eligible for consideration of the articulation agreement.

    ·        Students must forward a letter of recommendation from the culinary instructor

    ·        Students must have completed at least three years of a Culinary Arts program.

    ·        Students must earn an overall “C” average in high school and a “B” average in their Commercial Foods program.

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