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The perfect recipe for a career
PCCC offers degree and certificate programs which can give you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in a culinary career:
Cooking, baking, and food prep techniques.
Nutritional, food safety, and sanitary information.
Kitchen management strategies.
Business skills: food cost, inventory, control and marketing.
In PCCC’s culinary classes, you will:
Work side by side with master chef/professors who trained at top culinary schools and have extensive industry experience.
Gain real-world experience through internships.
Train in fully-equipped professional kitchens at newly expanded Wanaque Academic Center or in a working commercial kitchen at the Main Campus - Paterson
Our goal is to prepare our students with many opportunities for advancement.

Program Staff and Contact Information

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Culinary Arts

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CULINARY
PATHWAYS AT PCCC
Certificate in Culinary Arts (CE)
Career Certificate in Culinary Arts
Career Certificate in Baking
A.A.S. Degree in Culinary Arts

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CULINARY PATHWAYS

Continuing Education
Certificate Program
The non-credit certificate in Culinary Arts prepares students for entry level careers in the culinary world.
This course introduces the basics of the food service industry and its standard in food safety training.
Successful completion of this hands on and lecture based course counts as 6 months of industry experience.
ServSafe® food safety training is one of the industry’s strongest educational tools administered by the National Restaurant Association educational foundation.
Completion of this course will prepare students for an entry-level opportunities including prep cooks and line cooks.
Students who earn the credential will also be able to receive college credits towards the A.A.S. in Culinary Arts degree or the 33 credits Career Certificate in Culinary Arts or Baking.

Transfer credits toward

Career Certificates
These 33 credits certificate programs are designed to provide a foundation for continuing your education in a degree program.
Career Certificate in Culinary Arts
This certificate teaches the basics of cooking, baking, and business.
Completion of this course will prepare students for an entry-level opportunities including prep cooks and line cooks in the restaurant service and hospitality industry.
Career Certificate in Baking
This certificate teaches the basics of baking and business.
Completion of this program will prepare you for employment in the baking and pastry segment of the food service and hospitality industry.

Transfer credits

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Associate in Applied Science
Degree in Culinary Arts
This A.A.S. Degree in Culinary Arts provides comprehensive theory and practical preparation for students seeking entry-level restaurant and food service positions in fine dining establishments.
Core courses designed to prepare you for:
Positions as station chefs, sous-chefs, and restaurant managers.
Purchasing protocols, food preparation, nutrition, menu planning, equipment operation and basic maintenance, and table service.

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