Culinary Arts Foundational Skills Certificate Level II

The Lake Tahoe Community College Culinary Arts Foundational Skills Certificate Level II, a low-unit Certificate of Achievement, is designed to provide opportunities to learn the basic fundamentals of culinary arts. The certificate serves as both a career-readiness certificate leading to either employment or promotion within the culinary industry or continued study leading to a more advanced certificate or degree in the culinary arts, and aligns to the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF) related instruction requirements.

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The Lake Tahoe Community College Culinary Arts Foundational Skills Certificate Level II, a low-unit Certificate of Achievement, will be awarded upon completion of 15 units in the four-course sequence. The certificate can be completed in one academic year (over three academic quarters).

Students enrolled in the Culinary Arts program, pursuing either the stackable Certificates of Achievement or Associate degree have the option to also register as an ACF apprentice, permitting them to work full-time in a food-service establishment while completing their related instruction requirements through the Tahoe Culinary Academy at LTCC.  

Upon successful completion of the LTCC higher-unit Culinary Arts Certificate of Achievement or Associate’s degree, students will also be eligible to test for the ACF’s Certified Culinarian (CC©) certification; pending students meet the 2,000-hour work experience requirement.