Our newest and quickest diploma, Culinary Fundamentals, is a great way for you to get started in the culinary arts field! This 40-week program is designed to prepare you for the tasks essential in successful functioning of the brigade, line operation, or the baking/pastry bench in a food service-related industry. You start right away with hands-on training in our kitchens and once you complete the program, you will have been taught the skills needed for entry-level employment as: an assistant, apprentice, station chef, line cook, short-order cook, or as an institutional cook. You will be trained on the basic tasks-of-service in the front of the house operations with everything reinforced with hands-on opportunities! Imagine what this program can do for you, and in less than 10 months! Let’s get cookin’!
Course List
Practical Fundamentals
Kitchen Safety and Sanitation
Culinary Math and Food Costing
Stocks, Soups and Sauces
Principles of Cooking
Meat and Poultry Fabrication
Dry Cooking Methods
Moist and Combination Cooking Methods
Fish and Shellfish Fabrication and Cooking
Garde Manger
International Cuisine
American Regional Cuisine
Fundamentals of Baking
Menu Development, Buffet Planning and Service
Cookery
Student Achievement: Vatterott College calculates the following student achievement rates in accordance with the laws and standards of the organizations that license and accredit the College’s locations. For more detailed information regarding each rate, please Click Here.
2010 ACCSC
Graduation
Benchmark
2010 ACCSC
Graduation
Rate
2010 ACCSC
Employment Benchmark
2010 ACCSC
Employment Rate
Fed. 2010 On
Time Grad Rate
49%
N/A
70%
N/A
N/A
Occupations: Vatterott College does not and cannot guarantee that its graduates will obtain employment, or employment in any particular field. The College is committed, however, to fully preparing graduates to enter the workforce, and staffs a Career Services department entirely for the purpose of assisting students with their job search. Indeed, providing students with the skills and training they need to embark on a successful career is at the very core of the College’s mission.
Below, the College has provided information concerning potential occupational paths for program graduates. In accordance with federal regulations, the College generated this list of occupations using the U.S. Department of Education’s required process (described in more detail Here). It is important to note, however, that at times a list generated pursuant to this process may include occupations in which the College’s graduates do not typically find employment. Accordingly, prospective and current students are encouraged to carefully read the program description (above) and to meet with Career Services staff to discuss those occupations the College’s program is designed to prepare graduates to enter.
Financing: In order to cover the cost of their education, the College’s students may take advantage of a variety of financing options. Below, we have provided the median amount financed by students in this program, broken out into federal education loans, private education loans, and institutional payment plans. These median amounts were calculated in accordance with federal guidelines, explained in more detail here.
Federal Education Loans
Private
Education Loans
Institutional
Payment Plans
N/A
$0
$0
Institutional Costs: At this time, the following institutional costs are charged in connection with this program.
Tuition
Books &
Supplies
Lab/Tech
Fee
Reg.
Fee
Total
Cost
$16,900
$1,500
$2,700
$100
$21,200
Transportation and Living Expenses: In addition to the institutional costs set out above, students often incur other expenses while in school. Below we have set out estimated transportation and living expenses for students attending this program.
Transportation
Room & Board
Personal Expenses
$427
Dependent, living with parents:
Independent:
Military, receiving housing allowance:
$399
$796
$399
$251
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