Business, Social Science, & Public Service Academic Division Norfolk Campus: The Culinary Arts Program

Become a Chef Sharpen Your Cooking Skills Enter the Food Service Industry

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TCC’s Culinary Arts Program can prepare you for success in the field of food service.  Earn an Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts in 2 years or less.

• TCC professional chefs instruct using a hands-on approach which treats cooking as a profession as well as an enjoyable activity.
• You will be encouraged to broaden your understanding of cooking and develop skills necessary to enter and succeed in the culinary arts field.
• Today, in the multi-billion-dollar culinary industry, owners and managers turn to professionally trained individuals with a well-rounded education to become the chefs of the future. Promotions are often rapid and salaries are often high for capable, energetic workers.
• Cooking instruction in a variety of American regional and international cuisines.
• Classes in basic safety for all restaurant workers.
• Learn entrepreneurship, including the principles of catering.
• Search the Class Schedules listing for HRI (Hotel-Restaurant Institutional Management) classes currently offered at the Norfolk Campus.

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