Your recipe for success!
Can you take the heat? Then join us for this fast-paced program where you’ll prepare everything from hors d’oeuvres to soups to entrees to decadent desserts. With commercial-grade kitchens, a full-service restaurant, a cafeteria and a bakery, you’ll gain hands-on experience across the culinary field.
Put on your chef’s hat and get ready to -
- Discover a variety of hospitality and culinary skills and techniques
- Sauté, chop, boil, fry, braise, and bake
- Prepare bakery goods like tortes, decorated cakes, breads, bagels doughnuts and cookies
- Make candy and build chocolate sculptures
- Run a working restaurant and bakery
- Cater special events
- Visit local restaurants, hotels, country clubs and more
- Prepare to earn certifications from the National Restaurant Association and Secchia Institute for Culinary Education
- Explore options to earn free college credit
Learn to Use
Tools & Equipment
- Bowls
- Cutting Boards
- Fryers
- Grills
- Knives
- Meat slicing machine
- Ovens
- Sinks
- Stoves
Earn Certifications
Through this program, you’ll be prepared to earn -
Serv/Safe Manager
ACF
Earn College Credit
Up to 25 free college credits available*
*Students must meet requirements.
The number of credits varies by college.
Future Career Options & Earnings
Future Career Options & Earning Potential
The range of pay for professionals in Hospitality & Culinary careers covers a broad range and depends upon many factors. Below are annual salary ranges for a few roles this program may lead you into.
With a HS diploma (some certification could be required):
- Short Order Cook - Entry Level: $26,750 | Median: $34,510 | High End: $43,180
- Baker - Entry Level: $28,860 | Median: $35,830 | High End: $47,130
- Cook, Restaurant - Entry Level: $29,570 | Median: $36,980 | High End: $46,030
With additional college and/or advanced certifications:
- First-line Supervisor of Food Prep/Serving Workers - Entry Level: $29,500 | Median: $37,940 | High End: $59,750
- Food Science Tech - Entry Level: $39,290 | Median: $52,130 | High End: $68,610
- Chef/Head Cook - Entry Level: $42,170 | Median: $60,070 | High End: $82,000
- Food Service Manager - Entry Level: $41,600 | Median: $60,790 | High End: $93,180
- Dietician/Nutritionist - Entry Level: $48,420 | Median: $66,850 | High End: $84,530
- Food Scientist - Entry Level: $55,620 | Median: $76,940 | High End: $134,910
* Note: Jobs titles and salary data are taken directly from O*Net.
Location
Classes are taught at:
Kent Career Tech Center
Instructors
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