Fundamental Foodservice Skills (Culinary)
Program Description
This program is designed to prepare students for success in today’s commercial kitchens, focusing on employability skills and safe/efficient work practices. The coursework lays the groundwork for employment in food service/hospitality positions such as steward, prep cook, pantry cook, fry cook, banquet cook, retail and cafeteria cook and line cook. Students will learn to properly use recipes, to scale, to prepare a wide variety of foods, entrees, and sauces.
Program Content
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills.
- Certification/Licensure: Certified Food Protection Manager (SERV Safe).
- CTSO: Skill USA and/or HOSA are the approved cocurricular career and technical student organizations that provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction by providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.
- Articulation: May be available toward credits at Florida public colleges/universities. Speak with a career counselor for more information.
Schedule
- Start Date: August, January
- Start Time: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Program Length: Full-time: 600 hours – approximately 6 months to complete
Program's OCP (Occupational Completion Points)
- OCP A Course Number: HMV0101 Course: Intro to Food Prep 300 hours
- OCP B Course Number: HMV0102 Course: Cooking Methods and Techniques 300 hours
Location
MTC Main Campus, 6305 State Road 70 East, Bradenton, FL 34203
Admission Process
- Apply to MTC at https://www.manateetech.edu/apply-now/. Submit your application to access your "To-Do List." You are not accepted into the program after applying, you must complete your do list.
- Attend a Program Information Session. Call 941.751.7900, prompt, 6, Information Sessions
- Complete your "To-Do List" at https://www.MTCdashboard.net.
- Note: The Basic Skills Assessment must be taken within 6 weeks of your admission date unless exemption criteria have been documented per State Statute. For exemption information, see the Student Handbook located here: https://www.manateetech.edu/students/quick-docs
Tuition, Labs, & Fees
- Estimated Tuition, Lab, and Fees (Includes $60.00 Facility and Equipment Use Fee): $4,431.00
- Additional Fees Due Prior To Pre-Admittance:
- Application Fee: $45.00
- Bookstore Textbook(s)*: $222.00
- Chef Hat: $10.00
- Additional Required Items (Outside Vendor):
- Black oil-resistant non-slip shoes – estimate $50.00
- Uniform (Scrub Club): $64.00
- Estimated Total Cost of Program: $4,822.00
- Textbook cost based on Barnes and Noble price estimate and does not include shipping or tax. Free shipping timeframe is two weeks prior to the start of term and the first week of the term.
- Uniforms may be covered, for Pell-eligible students, once aid has been applied to all tuition & fee charges.
- All pre-admission fees are non-refundable and not covered by Financial Aid.
- Prices are subject to change. Annual fees (charged each academic year from July 1—June 30).
- Tuition is $2.92 per hour for Florida residents. Tuition is $11.71 per hour for Non-Florida residents.
Financial Aid
Financial aid available depending on student's eligibility.
Possible Careers And Outlook
- 35-2021.00 Food Preparation Workers
- 35-2014.00 Cooks, Restaurant
Top Local Employers
- Anna Maria Island Bake House
- Inner Compass Brewing Company
- Publix
Program Facts
- Job Placement Rate: 75%
- LENGTH: 600 hrs Full-time: (6 mos)
- LOCATION: Main Campus
- DELIVERY: On-Campus Day, Hybrid
- DUAL ENROLLMENT: Yes, Hybrid
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- Florida Department of Education: Frameworks (rtf)
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6305 State Road 70 East, Bradenton, FL 34203
Call 941.751.7900
Email: MTCCulinary@ManateeSchools.net
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