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2024-2025 Credit Course Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Credit Course Catalog

Chef’s Assistant II Certificate


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The hospitality & food service industry is one segment of the largest employment field in the world- travel and tourism. Students can prepare for this growing field through MCC’s Culinary Management program and obtain additional industry certification by completing National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) classes.

The program gives students the knowledge and hands-on skills needed for entry-level positions within various settings of the food service industry. Courses are designed to build a strong culinary foundation, with an emphasis on leadership and management skills, sustainable practices and food safety skills. Students complete the program by running Tartan Bistro, the student-run restaurant. Please visit www.mchenry.edu/culinary to see important program information including: the culinary student code of conduct, attendance expectations, culinary specific scholarships and current transfer agreements to 4 year Baccalaureate programs.

 

Additional information: Credits for this certificate are fully stackable to the AAS degree in Culinary Management and may also be used as elective choices in the Baking & Pastry Management AAS degree.

Chef’s Assistant II Certificate Requirements


Total Certificate Credits: 27


For more information, visit www.mchenry.edu/chefcertificate

Other Certificate Graduation Requirements:


  • 2.0 minimum cumulative GPA at MCC upon completion of program
  • For certificates of less than 12 credit hours, all required credits must be completed through MCC coursework. For all other certificates, one-half of the minimum credit hours required must be completed through MCC coursework.
  • Completion of graduation application

For more information, contact the department chair: (815) 455-8732.

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