Culinary Arts - Fox Valley Technical College

Culinary Arts from Fox Valley Technical College is a Campus Associate Food degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. Career Opportunities As a chef, you are a specialist who prepares, seasons and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foods such as sauces, side dishes and salads. You may prepare one type of specialized food or be responsible for preparing all of the foods served in a given eating establishment. As chef or head cook, you coordinate the work of the kitchen staff and direct all kinds of food preparation. You decide the size of servings, plan menus and buy food and supplies. In addition, you may perform some managerial duties such as coordinating food preparation with food service, supervising personnel and possibly supervising a complete food unit. Program Description The Culinary Arts program is designed to provide you with opportunities and professional training for a successful and rewarding career in the food service industry. You experience extensive laboratory training along with classroom and homework activities. Program Outcomes The Culinary Arts program graduate will demonstrate: Food preparation skills necessary for a variety of culinary operations. Organizational skills in planning and documenting food production activities and the ability to implement and maintain cost and quality controls to meet operational goals of the various service areas. Emerging leadership skills necessary for building and maintaining a food service team. Effective communication skills integral to maintaining rapport with both co-workers and customers. Skills necessary to train entry-level food service employees. Technology skills applicable to current food service employees. Problem-solving skills essential to successful employment. View more details on Fox Valley Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Food courses.