Baking and Pastry Arts/ Baker/ Pastry Chef
Cooking and Related Culinary arts, general
Culinary arts/ chef training
Dietetics, Nutritionists
Food Science
Food Preparation/ Professional Cooking/ Kitchen Assistant
Food Service, Waiter/ Waitress, & Dining Room Management / Manager
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ Manager
In addition to having technical skills, employers expect their workers to have other skills such as:
Listening Skills
Critical thinking
Customer Service
Organizational Skills
Effective Communication
Problem Solving
Time Management
Career and Maintenance of equipment
Professionalism
Integrity
The area of Hospitality spans across several career fields, dependent upon the specific position. Health Science, Human Services, Entrepreneurship, Ag and Food Systems, and others! The core skills and competencies acquired carry a student into various avenues of immediate employment and/or education advancement.
Through articulation agreements with area Technical and Community Colleges and programs, interested students may continue their educational advancement through a variety of high demand career preparation training and degrees.
About 13.1% of Central MN talent working in Business, Management, and Administration roles are employed in the Restaurant Industry. The other industries employing large numbers of Business, Management, and Administration talent are Grocery Stores (4.0%) and General Merchandise Stores (3.7%).
FOUNDATIONAL PATHWAY COURSES
Food Prep Fundamentals
Culinary Arts 1
Digital Foundations
ELECTIVE PATHWAY COURSES
Culinary Arts 2
Anatomy and Physiology
Certified Nursing Assistant
World Languages
Digital Literacy
Web Design
Personal Fitness
Strength Training and Conditioning
Lifeguard Training (Tech)
Psychology
Introduction to Business
Microinternship
Career Planning: COLL 111