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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 Cooper (Another successful
Career & Tech alumnus)
Chef Dolan
Chef Rother
Read about culinary arts at the
Schoharie campus
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