Associate of Science - Culinary Arts - Hospitality Studies - Culinary Arts

The culinary arts program provides professional training for employment as a chef, culinary supervisor, cookbook author, recipe taster, cook, kitchen manager, food server, caterer, food researcher, banquet chef, dining room manager, food stylist, menu planner, community nutrition specialist, and school foodservice specialist.

The baking program is designed to prepare students to work as pastry chefs in local restaurants, hotels, resorts, bakeries, and catering establishments. Career options include bakery production finisher, pastry decorator, caterer, baker assistant, bakery entrepreneur, and bakery chef at grocery food chains, cafes, restaurants, bakeries, hospitals, resorts, child care facilities, cafeterias, food preparation centers, and catering facilities.

The restaurant management program prepares students to enter the restaurant field as a manager-trainee in a food service establishment. Career options include: restaurant owner/operator, hotel banquet manager, dining room manager, purchasing specialist, catering manager, and food editor. Some career options may require more than two years of college study

Students completing the program will be able to... • • Demonstrate an understanding of the criteria for excellence in purchasing food, preparing food, and presenting food for service. • Demonstrate teamwork in planning, purchasing, preparing and presenting food for service. • Demonstrate and describe the differences in producing foods for large events vs. a la carte dining.

The associate in science degree in hospitality studies prepares students for entry into mid-level employment in one of three specialty areas of the hospitality and culinary arts industry: baking and pastry, culinary arts, restaurant management. This in-depth, hands-on, American Culinary Federation (ACF) accredited program of study prepares students for a professional hospitality and culinary career in a broad scope of industry opportunities in Culinary Arts. Diablo Valley College’s culinary arts program offers an indepth, hands-on learning curriculum where students gain both knowledge and experience in the hotel and restaurant management program’s technical facilities. In addition to training at the DVC facilities, students gain experience working outside the college through a required internship program. DVC’s associate degree in hospitality studies with a specialization in culinary arts is designed primarily for those students who desire to complete a two-year degree. General Education Option 1 (DVC General Education) is appropriate for students who do not intend to transfer. Students who are interested in pursuing a management-focused program in hospitality should see a counselor and consider the General Education Options 2 or 3.