Culinary Arts

The program prepares students for career opportunities in restaurants, catering, hotels, theme parks and other food service businesses. Students gain practical training in the use of commercial equipment and acquire the skills necessary to be successful in the field of culinary arts such as: knife skills, food production, presentation, menu development, portion control, cost control, menu planning and nutrition. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this degree will also earn the Food Protection Manager Certification.

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Mt. San Antonio College is in the unique position of having a new Business & Computer Technology Complex under construction. This new facility will house a student-run restaurant, a commercial bakery, and a “Starbuck’s” like retail space. Since introducing a culinary certificate in 2012 our HRM program has had a 12.3% increase in enrollment and a 60% increase in sections offered, largely due to the addition of the culinary classes (2012-2015 reporting). The closing of surrounding “for-profit schools” will have an effect on the size of the local student pool; taking all this into consideration, expanding our culinary arts to a degree program can be instrumental in creating the infrastructure necessary to meet student’s needs in culinary arts, preparing them for the workforce at a higher wage, as well as creating a pathway through articulation agreements to higher education. The culinary industry is moving towards the necessity of formal education, this new trend is creating a gap between experienced workers and those that have the formal education. Those without formal education are being passed over for promotions or are not being hired at the management level. Job opportunity projections for chefs and food service supervisors are set to increase 13% with a 7% increase for Food Service Managers over the next 5 years. The above-mentioned positions median hourly wage is: $15.02 food service supervisors, $16.86 chefs and $17.81 food service managers, all above the $12.56 calculated living wage for Los Angeles County. http://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06037. Additionally, Mt. SAC has an articulation agreement with Cal Poly Pomona’s Collins College of Hospitality Management for 8 of our HRM classes, 4 of which will be included in this new degree.

REQUIRED COURSES CUL 101 - Professional Cooking Foundations (3.00 units) CUL 102 - Professional Cooking I (3.00 units) CUL 103 - Professional Cooking II (3.00 units) CUL 104 - Garde Manger (3.00 units) CUL 105 - Baking & Pastry I (3.00 units) CUL 111 - Exploring Beverages (3.00 units) HRM 57 - Hospitality Cost Control (3.00 units) HRM 61 - Menu Planning (3.00 units) HRM 56 - Hospitality Supervision (3.00 units) HRM 52 - Food Safety and Sanitation (2.00 units) RESTAURANT OPERATIONS (Must be taken together) HRM 53 - Dining Room Service Management (3.00 units) CUL 115 - Restaurant Operations (3.00 units) CUL 91 - Culinary Work Experience (5.00 units) REQUIRED ELECTIVES (Choose one): CUL 107 - International Cuisines (3.00 units) CUL 106 - Baking and Pastry II (3.00 units) CUL 108 - Cooking for Special Diets (3.00 units) CUL 109 - Butchery & Charcuterie (3.00 units) CUL 110 - Street Foods (3.00 units) CUL 112 - Sustainability in Culinary Arts (3.00 units) HRM 62 - Event Planning and Catering (3.00 units) HRM 72 - Hospitality Purchasing and Procurement (3.00 units) SEQUENCE: SUMMER HRM 52 Food Safety and Sanitation 2 CUL 101 Professional Cooking Foundations 3 ___________________________________________________ FALL HRM 56 Hospitality Supervision 3 HRM 57 Hospitality Cost Control 3 + 1st 8 Weeks: CUL 102 Professional Cooking I 3 CUL 104 Garde Manger 3 + 2nd 8 Weeks: CUL 105 Baking & Pastry 3 CUL 107 International Cuisines 3 __________________________________________________ WINTER CUL 103 Professional Cooking II 3 HRM 61 Menu Planning 3 __________________________________________________ SPRING HRM 53 Dining Room Service Management 3 CUL 111 Exploring Beverages 3 CUL 115 Restaurant Operations 3 CUL 116 Culinary Arts Work Experience 5

This is the next level up from an existing Culinary Arts certificate program.

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