Program Description

This two-year program provides culinary and hospitality education designed to prepare you for the many positions in the hospitality industry. You'll gain skills and knowledge in cold and hot food preparation, nutrition, baking, pastry, menu planning, sanitation, equipment operation, inventory control, purchasing, and front-of-the-house customer service. Skills will be practiced in planning, organizing, and preparing culinary creations for special events, competitions, and the Tech Campus Café.

What will my classes be like?

First, you'll learn what it takes to operate a safe and sanitary kitchen. Then knife skills, food preparation, classical cooking methods, nutrition, menu planning, and inventory control follow. After that, you'll serve up your tasty creations in the Tech Campus Café. You might even have a chance to show off your skills under the direction of a master chef in area restaurants as a culinary intern. Imagine yourself as a chef at a fine restaurant, a pastry artist at a four-star hotel, the owner of a successful catering company, or working on a luxury cruise ship while experiencing the taste of success!

Student Curriculum Website

Students in this class are eligible to receive 10 college credits from the College of Lake County.

Year 1:

• HCM 110 - Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, 3 credits
• HCM 113 - Serv-Safe: Food Service Sanitation, 1 credit

Year 2:

• HCM 111 - Culinary Principles I, 3 credits
• HCM 212 - Menu Marketing and Management, 3 credits

Certifications

• Illinois Safe Food Handlers Certification
• ServSafe Sanitation Managers Certification

Job Opportunities

• Banquet Chef
• Caterer
• Food Purchaser
• Food Server
• Maitre D'
• Pastry Artist
• Personal Chef
• Restaurant Owner
• Sous Chef