2019-2020 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
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Culinary Arts Certificate of Achievement



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The Culinary Arts Certificate of Achievement is designed to train individuals in all aspects of the culinary arts field. Successful students will be prepared to work as cooks in a wide range of food service settings, such as restaurants, hotels, catering operations, and institutional kitchens.Students are instructed in the preparation of stocks, soups, sauces, side dishes, garde manger, entrees,and desserts. While working in the “Student Chef” restaurant, students rotate through kitchen and dining room stations to gain the proficiency required to perform at a professional level in a commercial kitchen.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. The student will be able to demonstrate effective cost control and recipe conversions in a modern food service establishment.
  2. The student will be able to demonstrate proper and safe food handling skills as outlined by the National Restaurant Associations serv-safe program.
  3. The student will be able to demonstrate food delivery techniques including buffets, catered and plated food functions.
  4. The student will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to function at the level of prep cook or bakers assistant in a modern food service establishment.
  5. The student will be able to demonstrate the preparation of a variety of hot foods, cold foods and bakery items using standardized recipes.
  6. Program completers will identify different elements of the hospitality industry and skills needed to gain employment.

Minimum Units Required: 24


Complete all courses with a grade of “C” or better.

For more information:


Contact the Arts and Communication Division

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