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Culinary Arts

Love Creating Delightful Dishes?

Close-up view of a culinary student chopping vegetables on a green cutting board in a commercial teaching kitchen. Fresh ingredients including asparagus, green onions, celery, peppers, citrus fruits, and a pineapple are arranged on a stainless steel prep station, with additional cutting boards and food preparation materials visible in the background.

Take a fully-equipped, state-of-the art kitchen facility, add professional chef instructors and a collaborative, student-team environment and you have a recipe for culinary success. For some, SCC's culinary programs lead to jobs with the finest local restaurants, while others use their skills to start their own culinary business.

Culinary students in chef uniforms work at stainless steel preparation stations in a commercial teaching kitchen, chopping vegetables and preparing ingredients on cutting boards. Fresh produce, including celery, peppers, citrus fruits, and a pineapple, is arranged on the counter, with kitchen equipment and utensils visible throughout the training environment.

Take a fully-equipped, state-of-the art kitchen facility, add professional chef instructors and a collaborative, student-team environment and you have a recipe for culinary success. For some, SCC's culinary programs lead to jobs with the finest local restaurants, while others use their skills to start their own culinary business.

How do I complete this program?

Culinary Arts Certificate  Culinary Arts Technology Associate Degree

Career Options and Outlook

SCC's culinary programs can prepare you for a career as a baker, banquet chef, pantry cook, assistant production manager, garde manger, saute cook, dining room host or server, food purveyor representative or catering chef.

For more information about ACFEF certification, visit the ACF Website.

Accreditation and outcomes

Accreditation badge from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation displaying the ACF logo with a chef hat and stylized flag graphic above the text “ACCREDITED PROGRAM CULINARY ARTS.” The badge features a red border with blue and red design elements on a light background.

The Culinary Arts program is accredited by the American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation Accrediting Commission. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also has information on national trends in culinary and related careers. Learn about real-time job openings and salary information through Career Coach.

 

 

Outcomes

SCC Culinary Arts Program Outcomes Disclosure

Job Descriptions

Graduation and Placement Rates
Culinary Graduation Rates and Placement Rates


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Culinary Program

Phone: (864) 592-4836

E-mail: culinary@sccsc.edu

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