Cabrillo College's Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program provides the student with the basic culinary skills in food preparation and service, advanced a la carte dining, and buffet food productions, as well as food service management training for the industry. Cabrillo College offers basic skills certificates in Cooking, Catering, Baking (16 units each), Wine Tasting Room
Management, Wine Service (15 units each), World Wines (17 units), and a certificate of achievement in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management (36 units). The skills certificates are stepping stones towards a certificate of achievement. When a student has completed 33 units of Culinary Arts core classes and also completed 21 additional units of general education,they can then complete an A.S. Degree in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management. The program is located at the beautiful Sesnon House Mansion where there is a full-service restaurant and a catering facility open to the public. The students gain hands-on experience in fine dining and catering events up to 200 people. Check out the website for the Sesnon House at www.cabrillo.edu/services/sesnon.
Career Opportunities in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management
Any dish that a trained culinarian creates can be a work of art in both tasted and visual appeal. As a business, though, a graduate from Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management means employability. The California Restaurant Association (www.calrest.org) indicates that: • California eating and drinking place sales are projected to rise • In a recent survey,California's new restaurants exceed 6,000; more than any other state in the nation for the same surveying period • In recent years consumers spent more money at restaurants than they did at the supermarket • Typically, restaurant owners start their careers working as a dishwasher, busser, or cook. In fact, more than 9 out of 10 salaried restaurant employees started out as hourly employees • The restaurant industry is the largest employer in California, providing over 950,000 jobs. The restaurant industry provides work for almost 7% of those employed in California.
Program Learning Outcomes:
A. Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental catering theory,sanitation practices, food costing, menu design, and customer relations.
B. Demonstrate management skills with co-workers and customers.
C. Produce and deliver banquet meals in a timely fashion.
D. Demonstrate professionalism as required in the hospitality industry.
Enrollment Projections
30 projected enrolled annually
Completer Projections
10 projected completers annually
The primary goal of this program is:
To develop students skills in catering techniques and management roles to enter into Hospitality, Culinary, and Wine Tasting careers.
The primary objectives of this program are:
1. To produce skilled Culinary and Hospitality managers capable of food preparation and service, food productions.
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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CAHM 50A | Introduction to Culinary Arts Basics | 1 | S1 |
CAHM 50B | Introduction to Entree Preparation and Service | 1 | S1 |
CAHM 50C | Introduction to Appetizers and Baking Preparations | 1 | S1 |
CAHM 50L | Introduction to Culinary Arts Lab | 2 | S1 |
CAHM 57 Catering and Beverage Operations 2 S1
CAHM 60 Purchasing and Food Cost Control 2-3 S2
CAHM 64 Sanitation and Hygiene 2 S2
CAHM 153 Garde Manger 2 S2
CAHM 157L Catering and Beverage Operation Lab 3-5 S2
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