This program emphasizes techniques of the modern culinary kitchen. Students learn cooking and baking from scratch skills for soups, sauces, meat and seafood production, yeast-raised breads, cakes, pies, and pastries. The program focuses on the fundamentals of nutrition, menu planning, cost control, purchasing, marketing, safety, and sanitation. Students gain practical experience in advanced line cooking, dining room management and beverage service in Chez Lena, our student-operated restaurant, which is open to the public. |
Emphasis/Degree Options
Culinary Arts Certificate Culinary Arts |
Career Options Chef de Cuisine Certified culinarian Executive or pastry chef Dietitian Food, beverage or banquet manager Restaurant owner/manager |
Program Strengths
Visit the Chez Lena restaurant, which operates through the Colorado Culinary Academy at the Tilman M. Bishop Campus, for exciting and unique menus that change weekly. |
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