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Build your culinary skills and techniques at EASTERN so you can compete in this field!

This two-year half-day program enables students to acquire a variety of skills including soup and sauce preparation, preparation of meat, fish and poultry entrees, baking, kitchen sanitation, purchasing and inventory controls. One-year seniors will be considered if space is available in the program.

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Career Objectives:

  • Pantry Person
  • Prep Cook
  • Cook Apprentice
  • Kitchen Helper

Certifications students can earn:

  • ServSafe Certification

Dual Enrollment:

Through dual enrollment with Montgomery County Community College, students can receive up to nine credits.

Articulation Agreements:
Culinary students continuing their education in this field can benefit from college credit articulation agreements with:

Johnson and Wales University (for up to 13.5 quarter credits)

Bucks County Community College (14 quarter hours)

Students may also qualify for advanced placement college credit at Penn College of Technology.

With Higher Education:

This program prepares the student for success in such career fields as a chef, food and beverage management, purchasing, teaching, pastry and retail food management.

Program Benefits

College Post-Secondary Opportunities

Johnson & Wales University

  • Articulation Agreement - For up to 15 quarter credits.
  • Savings up to $8,826

Montgomery County Community College

  • Dual enrollment - For up to nine credits
  • Savings up to $700

 

Professional Certifications and Other Benefits

  • Students in the Cook Apprentice Career Objective must pass the ServSafe Certification administered by the National Restaurant Association before they complete the program
  • Students use their culinary skills on many events held by EASTERN to fine tune their skills
  • Curriculum includes textbooks from Johnson and Wales University
  • Curriculum is being aligned with the ACF (American Culinary Federation)
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