Graduates from our program earn a number
of credentials that are recognized
industry wide and are very valuable. The
largest of these credentials is their
Associate Degree in Applied Science and
Culinary Arts.  In addition to that,
they're going to receive a Career Studies
Certificate in professional cooking,
a TIPS certification which deals with
alcohol service, and the last will be a
ServSafe ertification in food safety
and sanitation. A lot of students enter
into our curriculum and they're very
passionate about food and a very
passionate about cooking. And what we
want to do with those folks is we want
to encourage that passion that desire
for excellence and we teach them all the
fundamentals and really create a
foundation of education. Because without
a foundation creativity can't flourish.
Being a good productive team member.
Being punctual.  Being able to be counted
on.  These are all the things that
employers have told us that they're
looking for so we try to instill that in
all of our students so they are the best
representatives of our program and
themselves when they go ahead
and enter the workforce.
