You would like this class if you are interested in:

• Working in a Restaurant or Hotel
• Visiting Theme Parks and Participating in Recreational Events
• Learning how to Operate and Run a Business  

Key things that you will learn in the class:

• The Fundamentals of Business Accounting
• Managing, Marketing, and Operating restaurants and other Food/Beverage Service
• Event Planning, Catering, Hotel, Travel and Tourism Services 
• Communication & High Quality Customer Service Skills

What will you leave the class with:

• ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification
• Management Skills
• Health and Safety Guidelines for Food Service Operations  

What jobs you could start with after graduation:

• Hotel Front Desk Agent
• Various Food Service Positions
• Event Planner/ Caterer
• Various Customer Service Representative positions

Instructor: 

Etinne Walker

This exciting and captivating industry provides opportunities for work in both exotic and neighborhood locations. Employment possibilities are endless for both college and workforce-bound high school graduates. Hospitality is the business of serving other people. Students in the
hospitality program apply classroom training to real-world applications at the Curtis Culwell Center (event center), local hotels, and the in-house Coffee Shop and Bistro. Business principles of accounting, marketing, human resources, and management are covered in class discussions and then put into practice at one of the local businesses partnering with the GRCTC. Students
attain industry-recognized certifications that will result in additional college and career opportunities.

You would like this class if you are interested in:

• Culinary Arts
• Cooking
• Restaurant Industry
• Entrepreneurship

Key things that you will learn in the class:

• Making cookies and desserts
• Learning how to cook new dishes
• Learn the basics for either going to school or work in the field
• Working in a team environment
• Safe & Sanitary Kitchen Practices
• How to utilize the latest kitchen equipment
• All aspects of the Restaurant business

What will you leave the class with:

• ServSafe Manager Certification
• A better understanding of what it takes to succeed in the food service industry

What jobs you could start with after graduation:

• Entry level position at a Restaurant or Hotel
  • Line Cook
  • Wait Staff
  • Prep Cook
• Go into Food Science
• Food Photography

Instructors: 

Alex Bar-Sela

Rob Richards

Culinary Arts begin with the fundamentals and principles of the art of cooking and the science of cooking and baking. The course teaches management and production skills and techniques. The Culinary Arts program offers you the chance to learn what it takes to be successful in the Food Service industry in a hands-on environment. The program introduces the fundamentals of the art of cooking as well as advanced cooking techniques by exposing students to classical cuisines from around the globe. Menus and recipes are developed for the Bistro and Coffee Shop by students, and students are the ones who run the kitchen. All of this is done in our state of the art
facility. Students are taught employability skills, which include job-specific skills applicable to their training plan, job interview techniques, communication skills, financial and budget activities,
human relations, and portfolio development. Be exposed to the latest in food trends, work with the newest kitchen technology, and create your own culinary masterpieces under the guidance
of instructors with more than 50 years experience in the industry.