16 weeks

Module I - 8 weeks (includes Integrated Academics and fundamentals lecture)

Module II - 8 weeks

Honolulu Community College (HCC) campus, Bldg 4, Cafeteria

Windward Community College (WCC) campus, Hale 'Akoakoa, Ko'olau Kafe

Days and Times

HonCC

Days and Times

WinCC

Introduction to Culinary Arts offers students the opportunity to learn in excellent facilities at Honolulu Community College and Windward Community College.  The program covers the fundamentals of cooking including safety, sanitation and basic knife skills.  Students in this program have the opportunity to simulate actual working conditions by working with industry-trained chefs in the two college cafeterias and participating in a live lab setting.

Students will also practice job readiness skills, meeting workplace expectations and soft skills such as punctuality, initiative, problem solving and personal pride in self.  Those students who complete the entire program will have the fundamental skills and knowledge for entry level positions in the food industry.

The program’s curriculum is broken into 3 sections.  One lecture portion (part of module I) and two live lab modules make up the 16 week program.  Students must take and pass the Fundamentals and Integrated Academics lecture portion of the program in order to move into the live lab modules.  Each segment must be successfully completed in order to enroll in the next.  Students with capabilities or desires to enroll in only Module I (safety, sanitation and maintenance), may do so. To successfully complete the two-module program, a student must fulfill at least 80% of the competencies and a minimum of 500 hours.

For early withdrawal, refer to Refund Section.

One uniform tunic, pants, apron, chef hat, and books included (books loaned to DOE/COP student); student must provide own covered shoes; knives are loaned.