Culinary Arts, Baking, and Pastry

As Julia Child once said, “No one is born a great cook; one learns by doing.” The Culinary Arts program can help you learn by doing while helping you sharpen your skills – no matter what your prior experience is.

The Culinary Arts program covers a wide curriculum of hands-on training to help you become the toast of the town – as a cook, pastry or restaurant chef, baker, or caterer. Our expert instructors will teach you culinary and baking concepts and techniques, nutrition, and theory. You will also learn about formulating multiple flavors, textures, and colors in preparing classic and modern sweet desserts, bread, pastry products, decorative showpieces, and special occasion cakes – those that are marketable and reflect industry trends.

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Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.

Associate Degrees and University Transfer
Culinary Arts

Certificates
Commercial Baking and Pastry
Culinary Arts I
Culinary Arts II

Use your foodie talent to make money! If you love treating people to good foods from around the globe, the Culinary Arts program at EMCC may be right for you. Get the creative and technical skills that lead to a rewarding career in foodservice. EMCC offers several certificates and an associate degree focusing on different aspects of the art. Classes are taught by instructors who have worked within the industry, using the latest tools and trends, sharing their personal knowledge and experience to prepare you to work in this very diverse field that blends creativity and cuisine. Get a broad expanse of culinary education that includes more than 500 hours of hands-on lab work in our fully equipped kitchen, as well as courses in foodservice management. The program also serves lunch during the fall and spring semesters in our on-campus restaurant, Regions. A variety of courses are offered in different cuisines, buffet, cold kitchen, and baking to provide a well-rounded education that trains students for jobs in the professional food service and/or baking and pastry industry. Graduates of the program are prepared for entry-level positions in the kitchens of restaurants, hotels, caterers, and institutional operations. When you enroll in a Culinary Arts program, you become part of the Culinary Institute at EMCC, which helps students succeed by offering educational networks, scholarships, internships and other professional opportunities within their selected field of study.