About the Program
Are you fascinated by food and cooking? Detail-oriented and able to multi-task? Serious about learning and gaining new skills? Looking for a challenging and creative field? If you answer yes to these questions, Hospitality and Culinary Management may be a good fit for you.
The Hospitality and Culinary Management program will provide you with technical skills in food production and food operations and prepare you for managerial positions in the hospitality industry. Your career options include a position as a chef, cook, baker, pastry chef, supervisor or manager.
The program offers an Associate in Applied Science degree and several certificate options, including Pastry Chef Assistant, the latest addition to the program.
Career Opportunities
For many aspiring chefs, this is the right time to think about starting a culinary career. The restaurant industry is booming. As the second largest employer, behind only the government, the restaurant industry employs 14.5 million people, in both front-of-the-house and kitchen positions, according to the National Restaurant Association (NRA). And both the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the NRA predict that this number will continue to grow over the next decade.
为什么在CLC学习?
You will learn from instructors who have decades of industry experience in restaurants, hotels, country clubs, healthcare facilities and corporate dining service. Among the other reasons to choose CLC’s program are:
- 我们的课程安排为学生提供了适应繁忙生活的选择。
- We have had great success in job placement of graduates in Cook and Lake counties.
- A convenient location—ours is the only culinary/hospitality program in Lake County.
- An outstanding capstone learning experience—participating in all aspects of runningPrairie, our student-managed restaurant.