Food and Beverage Management - Advanced

The Food and Beverage Management Advanced Associates in Science Degree at Orange Coast College is designed to prepare students for managerial career advancement within the food and beverage industry by providing learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for career success. 

The Food and Beverage Management Department offers a varied curriculum focusing on food and beverage management, dining room service, bar management, sustainable food systems, food recovery and catering.  Classroom studies are reinforced with practical experience in the Captain's Table Restaurant, Organic Waste Management through composting and Food Repurposing Kitchen.

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The goal of this program is to prepare students with the operational and managerial capabilities needed for career advancement within the food & beverage industry.

Students are required to complete 25-5 units of coursework for the pre-requisite Food and Beverage Management Certificate of Achievement, plus 47-48 units of required coursework for the major program, and an additional 18 units of General Education Breadth courses to earn the degree.  

Semesters 1 and 2:   Required Prerequisite:  All courses required to earn the Food and Beverage Management Certificate of Achievement                                      

Prerequisite Subtotal  Units                                                                                            25.5 

Program Required Courses:                                                                                          Units:

Semester 3:

FN A140 Introduction to Nutrition Concepts                                                                       2.0

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FN A170 Nutrition                                                                                                                   3.0

FBM A221 Menu Planning and Purchasing                                                                          3.0

FBM A145 Introduction to Wines                                                                                          2.0

FBM A280 Directed Practice for Food and Beverage Management 1                              2.0

Subtotal                                                                                                                       9.0 - 10.0

Semester 4: 

FBM A140 Bar Management & Profitability                                                                        1.5

FBM A175 Food Law and Policy                                                                                           2.0

FBM A147 Distilled Spirits and Introduction to Mixology                                                  2.5

FBM A285 Directed Practice for Food and Beverage Management 2                             2.0

Subtotal                                                                                                                                8.0

Total Major Program Units:                                                                                         47-48

General Education Breadth courses 

Subtotal                                                                                                                             18.0

 Grand Total Units for AS Degree                                                                         60.5 - 61.5

Capstone degree program in the suite of certificate programs in Food Service and Beverage management.

Cerritos, LA Mission, LA Trade, Mt San Antonio, Cypress

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