Culinary Arts & Hospitality Institute

Degrees & Certificates

FCC’s Culinary Arts & Hospitality Institute offers the following degree and certificate programs.

A.A.S. Degree, Culinary Arts & Supervision
Prepares students to assume positions as trained culinary professionals in a variety of food service settings including full-service restaurants, hotels, resorts, country clubs, catering, contract food service, and health care facilities. The course offerings emphasize the professional competencies necessary to meet industry standards. Graduates should qualify for entry-level positions such as line cook, station chef, and assistant pastry chef. With experience, graduates may advance to positions such as sous chef, executive chef, or food service manager or continue on to four-year academic programs.

Requirements Credits
English Composition 3
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list) 3/4
Social Science Elective (Recommend HS 102-Human Relations) 3
Communications Elective (GenEd course list) 3
Science Elective (Recommend Biology or Chemistry) 3/4
HE 102 Nutrition in a Changing World 3
ID 209-Ethnic Diversity 3
CIS 101 Intro Computers and Information Processing 3
BU 272 Supervisory Management 3
HOS 110 Introduction to Hospitality Management 3
HOS 123 Foodservice Purchasing & Cost Control 3
HOS 121 Sanitation Certification 1
HOS 112 Food Preparation I 3
HOS 113 Food Preparation II 3
HOS 114 Baking 3
HOS 115 Garde Manger 3
HOS 116 International Cuisine 3
HOS 216 Food & Beverage Operations 3

HOS 214 Advance Baking or Catering & Event Management or

Business (BU) Electives		 3
HOS 250 Ala Carte Cooking & Service 3
INTR 103 Internship 3
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Culinary Skills Certificate
Designed to prepare students for entry-level cooking jobs in hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, country clubs, caterers, cafés and institutional kitchens. Basic hot and cold food preparation, production, presentation, and service skills are taught. Development of proper work habits, professionalism, and the practice of food safety and sanitation procedures are stressed.

Requirements Credits
HOS 121 Sanitation Certification 1
HOS 112 Food Preparation I 3
HOS 113 Food Preparation II 3
HOS 114 Baking 3
HOS 115 Garde Manger 3
HOS 116 International Cuisine 3
HOS 250 Ala Carte Cooking & Service 3
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Hospitality Supervision Certificate
Provides students with knowledge and marketable skills in the areas of supervision, communication, and basic financial control procedures and prepares them for entry-level, supervisory positions in the hospitality industry. Completion of the certificate combined with the appropriate work experience can lead to positions such as restaurant supervisor, catering service manager, hotel front office supervisor, meeting & event coordinator, food purchasing agent, and housekeeping supervisor.

Requirements Credits
BU 272 Supervisory Management 3
Hospitality (HOS) or Business (BU) Electives 6
HOS 110 Introduction to Hospitality Management 3
HOS 121 Sanitation Certification 1
HOS 123 Foodservice Purchasing & Cost Control 3
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