Culinary Arts - Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Culinary Arts from Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a Campus Associate Food degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Culinary Arts department at Trade-Tech has the proud history of being one of the oldest cooking schools in the nation. We offer an extensive "hands on" and theory based culinary arts education that prepares students to enter the highly competitive hospitality industry. The department hosts professional industry-seasoned chefs as faculty, bringing their experiences from around the world. In addition to rigorous classroom instruction, students are trained in a working foodservice facility and while attending classes. The Culinary Arts department Associate in Arts degree and Certificate of Completion is recognized and accredited by the American Culinary Federation Educational Institute. Los Angeles is a major hub to the ever changing, dynamic hospitality industry. The melting pot of cultures within the LA area dictates a cosmopolitan dining environment, and restaurants, hotels, caterers, cruise ships, theme parks and private homes readily employ Trade Tech students and graduates. On graduating from the Trade-Tech Culinary Arts program, students will be qualified to work as cooks, line cooks, caterers, private chefs, chef assistants, and sous chefs. The Culinary Arts program has successfully prepared students for the hospitality industry for many years. Upon successful completion of the program, students will illustrate a working foundation of a professional industry kitchen. Students will be proficient in cooking techniques and terminology including meat fabrication and cookery, hot and cold sauce preparation, vegetable identification and production, task organizing and time management. Successful students will graduate with a working knowledge of culinary nutrition and fundamental management skills, as well as National Restaurant Association Serve Safe Certification. The foodservice industry provides a wealth of career opportunities, with employers seeking successful graduates of Culinary Arts programs around the nation and the world. Los Angeles Trade Tech offers a Certificate of Completion that allows the student to open the door to a successful career in the foodservice industry. The Culinary Arts program has successfully prepared students for the hospitality industry for many years. Upon successful completion of the program, students will possess a working foundation of skills necessary to work in a professional industry kitchen. Students will be proficient in cooking techniques and terminology including meat fabrication and cookery, hot and cold sauce preparation, vegetable identification and production, task organizing and time management. Successful student hold the National Restaurant Association Serve Safe Certificate as well as a working knowledge of culinary nutrition and fundamental management skills. Requirements for the Associates in Arts degree in Culinary Arts may be met by completing the required 48 units of culinary classes with a passing grade of "C" or better and 18 units of general education requirements listed under graduation requirements listed under plan "B". View more details on Los Angeles Trade Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Food courses.