Food Service & Hospitality

The 692 hour training program is an immersive culinary course designed to equip students with the essential skill needed for a successful career in the culinary arts, food service and other hospitality fields.  The program includes hands-on training in various aspects of cooking, knife skills, food safety, menu planning and different cooking techniques. Our students train and gain practical experience in a real world kitchen environment.  The program also requires students to sit for the National  Restaurant Association SERVSAFE certification.  This is a full time program and takes three (3) quarters to complete which is approximately twenty-nine (29) weeks long.

According to the US bureau of Labor Statistics, food and hospitality field is one of the biggest industry sectors when it comes to the number of people employed in California.

The following is a list of all the classes in the program that are required to receive a certificate in the Food Service and Hospitality.  Students must have black spill/oil resistant shoes.

Food Service and Hospitality (Culinary Arts) Modules:

Recommended:

Assessment in reading.

Class Fees:

Estimated total cost, includes books, uniform and professional knives is $4,943.93.  Students must have black spill/oil resistant shoes.

Time May Vary

Class Location:

Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education

(Main Campus)

4640 North Maine Avenue

Baldwin Park, CA 91706

and

Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education

Culinary Arts Extension Campus

2000 Badillo Avenue

West Covina, CA 91790

BPACE - Student Accident Insurance:

Student Accident Insurance is required for all students enrolled in Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, containing a clinical component and other programs with a safety requirement.  The fee must be paid each year of enrollment (July 2023 to June 2024 - $15.00)

Financial Aid:

Financial Aid services are available.  A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid.  Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree.  Grants start from $740.00 to $7,395.00 and students are able to apply online (click this link to go to our Financial Aid Section).