Degree Type: Associate of Applied Science Degree, AAS, Certificate, CER
Pathway: Business, Technology and Public Service
Discover your passion for cooking at PPSC! Choose from specialties like baking and pastry, food service management, sustainable cuisine, or general culinary arts. Our expert chef-instructors will guide you through various cooking styles, teach essential knife skills, and ensure you master food safety. Culinary Arts is a fast-growing field that requires dedication, endurance, and ambition. We offer an Associate of Applied Science to help you break into the industry, as well as multiple certificates for seasoned professionals or anyone looking to try a new hobby. Start your culinary journey with us today!
The AAS degree provides career skills to enable students to enter the job market after graduation, retrain in a new career, or upgrade employment skills. There are multiple emphasis areas for this degree including Baking and Pastry, Food Service Management, and Sustainability Management and Dietary Cuisine.
This certificate is designed for students who seek employment as a journeyman cook, station cook, or entry level cook in a professional establishment.
This certificate is designed to prepare students to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a cook’s helper, prep cook, sauté cook, and cook’s supervisor.
This certificate is designed to prepare students to prepare and evaluate a variety of specialty desserts, dessert garnishes and accompaniment sauces.
This certificate will prepare students for employment in baking and the art of pastries.
This certificate is designed to prepare students to prepare and evaluate classical recipe preparations.
This certificate is designed to prepare students to identify and evaluate nutritional needs for common health issues, and create recipes and menus to accommodate those needs.
This certificate is designed for students who seek employment as supervisor in food service management.
This certificate is designed for students seeking basic skills to enter the food services field.
This certificate is designed to prepare students to produce a variety of individual desserts and demonstrate proper plating techniques.
This certificate is designed to prepare students to prepare an assortment of icings and fondant to demonstrate proper piping techniques including swags, ruffles, various royal icing flowers, latticework, run outs, lace and filigree.
This certificate is designed to prepare students to perform calculations to determine food cost, labor cost, menu pricing, and budgeting.
This certificate is designed to prepare students to identify and discuss major marketing trends in the foodservice industry and differentiate between marketing and selling.
voices of ppcc
The knowledge and skill sets I gained at PPSC were necessary tools in becoming the business owner I am today. The small classroom setting granted us valuable face time with our Chef instructors that wouldn’t have been possible in a larger school environment. I recommend PPSC to anyone who tells me they want to work in the food service industry.
Andres Velez | Owner, Piglatin Cocina and Anju Korean Street Eats
To work in this field, you may be required to obtain state licensure. Be sure to check state licensure requirements for the state or territory where you are currently located and/or intend to work. Learn more about professional licensure and check to see if our program meets the requirements in your state or territory.
Whether you're aiming to jumpstart your career in the hospitality industry or planning to continue your education at a four-year university, our programs are designed to help you reach your goals. With a blend of theoretical and hands-on learning, you'll gain essential skills in key areas like event planning, customer service, facility management, and more.
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If you're passionate about what you eat and where your food comes from, and you want to make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities, our program might be the perfect fit for you! Embrace your curiosity and turn it into a fulfilling career.
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