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What Will I Learn?
Students develop the skills necessary for
entry-level positions in food preparation, pastry, baking,
and dining service.
Classes cover safe and sanitary food handling,
dining service, wine and food pairing, menu planning, purchasing,
cooking terminology, customer service, and classical culinary
techniques
Students operate and manage the Educated Palate,
an elegant, street-side restaurant showcasing the food preparation
and service skills mastered in the program. First semester
students run the restaurant; second semester students cook
the food served in the restaurant.
1080 Hours, over two semesters (9 months).
Classes currently run from 9-3, Monday through Friday. Our
baking and pastry class (for our advanced students) runs
from 6am-noon.
What Are the Entrance
Requirements?
- an interview with a counselor,
- good verbal skills,
- reading and math at the 7th grade level
- ESL at Level 7 or above,
- 225 or above on the CASAS assessment exam, and
- the ability to lift 50 pounds.
- regular attendance
How Much Does It Cost?
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Tuition is FREE. Students pay for books, kitchen
tools, uniforms, and daily meals. Approximate costs for
the first semester is $250; costs for second semester are
roughly $350. Financial aid is available.
Who are the Instructors?
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Classes
are taught by dedicated, professionals —all have over
20 years of industry experience and remain active in the
community.
How is This Program
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The Ocean Campus Program: Culinary Arts and
Hospitality Management, spans two years, grants an A.S.
Degree, is $26 per unit, has a more rigorous academic orientation
(and more stringent entrance requirements), and offers more
breadth and depth than the certificate program.
What Happens After I Graduate?
Successful completion of the program leads
to a certificate. Most graduates immediately join the workforce.
Others continue their education and training at the two-year,
Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Program at the
Ocean Campus.
Your income depends on a variety of things:
your job, your abilities, and your performance. Salaries
of recent graduates range from $8-$26/hour, not including
tips or bonuses.
What Kind of Job Will I Get?
Graduates work in a variety of industries
and positions in some of the top establishments in the Bay
Area:
- in restaurants, catering companies hotels, hospitals,
and retirement homes;
- in the airline industry and on cruise ships;
- in food and beverage sales, and
- in a variety of entry-level management positions.
- Positions of recent graduates include:
- line cook, sushi chef, retail food sales, butcher,
pastry assistant;
- waiter, bartender, captain, event planner;
- steward, houseman, purchasing agent, and storeroom
clerk.
Others have started their own businesses as
personal chefs, caterers, and restaurateurs.
Employers of our Graduates:
Bacar
Bohemian Club
Buckhorn Steak and Roadhouse
Cheesecake Factory
City College of San Francisco
Enrico’s
Fairmont Hotel
Green’s Restaurant
Hilton Hotels
Holiday Inn Hotels
Hyatt Hotels
Intimate Catering (Owner)
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Marriott Hotels
McCall Catering
Moose’s Restaurant
Moscone Center
Nikko Hotel
Oakland Airport
Pacific Union Club
Paula LeDuc Fine Catering
Rhoda Goldman Plaza
Safeway
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco Unified School District
St. Francis Hotel
St. Francis Yacht Club
Taste Catering
The Palace Hotel
Volare
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