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Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology


From prep cook to executive chef, and front desk to resort management, the hospitality and culinary industries offer a world of career possibilities. Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology is certified as an American Culinary Federation
(ACF) ACCESS program, and faculty are ACF-Certified Executive Chefs and Certified Chef Educators.

Learning takes place in the classroom, kitchen, Café Anders and dining room.Students also intern at local restaurants, hotels and other businesses and participate in public service events and culinary skills competitions.

Students may compete for scholarships at several colleges and universities. A number of students from both campuses earn such awards each year and gain valuable financial assistance for college. Students completing the program
may enter the workforce or continue their education in college.

Portfolio:
Students create a portfolio which they present to teachers, administrators, peers and/or industry professionals. The portfolio includes employability information and exemplary work in technical and communication skills that students have created and developed over the course of the year.

Academic Prerequisites:
Career & Financial Management (Introduction to Occupations) is required for students entering the first year of Culinary Arts.

Professional Requirements:
Complete chef and dining room uniforms

Units of Study:
Nutrition
Meal planning
Sanitation
Catering
Dining room service
Food production
Baking and cake decorating
Business math
Integrated science (1st year students)
Integrated English (2nd year students)

Career Opportunities:
Cooking: Prep cook, line cook, pantry, short-order cook, dishwasher
Baking: Cake decorator, baker, pastry artist
Dining room: Host, waitperson, bus person, maitre d’
Business: Restaurant owner, front desk manager, food and beverage manager

College Articulation:
Schenectady County Community College — 2 credits (articulated) for students completing the National Restaurant Association ServSafe course.
Culinary Institute of America
SUNY Cobleskill
Johnson & Wales University
New England Culinary Institute
Paul Smith’s College
Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
Adirondack Community College

Read more about it:
Successful chef and Career & Tech and Shaker High School alumnus got his start here 

Teacher Profiles:
Chef Brucker

Chef Dolan

Chef Rother

Read about culinary arts at the Schoharie campus
 

 

     
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