Program Description

The Professional Cooking certificate is a one-year program for individuals seeking to acquire marketable skills for entry-level positions as:

• assistant chefs
• commercial cooks
• various positions in commercial kitchens

Certificate requirements include 11 credit hours of hands-on culinary arts laboratories, 12 credits of business-related courses and 400 hours of acceptable work experience within the hospitality industry. This work experience must be earned while matriculated in the Professional Cooking program.

Additional expenses will be incurred for an approved uniform and shoes and optional trips to the International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant trade show in New York City.

Individuals with extensive experience working in the field should contact the Hospitality Management office for information about possible advanced placement.

If you are interested in more information about Hospitality Management or any business program and would like to speak to someone, stop by the Hospitality Management located in the Gordon Student Center, Room 107A, (315) 498-2231, or the Business Administration office located in the Whitney Applied Technology Center, Room 324, (315) 498-2435.

More interesting information about the Hospitality Management Industry and the Walt Disney World College Program can be found at the following sites:

www.acfchefs.org

www.disneycollegeprogram.com