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2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Culinary Arts (CULA)


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The Culinary Arts program prepares students for employment in the food service industry at mid-management level. Graduates are able to meet the food service industry’s needs for trained professionals who are knowledgeable in areas such as basic and classical food preparation, baking, menu and facility planning, nutrition, sanitation, accounting, and management techniques. Students gain valuable hands-on and practical experience in the kitchen-lab and classroom setting.

The Culinary Arts program is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation. Zane State College’s Culinary Arts program is one of only five such programs accredited in the state of Ohio.

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program find employment in a variety of places in the food service industry. These include restaurants, private clubs, hotels, schools, hospitals, cafeterias, and extended care facilities.

Curriculum for Culinary Arts


NOTE:


Students must complete the computer literacy requirement in order to graduate which may be met through competency testing or completion of a program specific computer course. Refer to the degree audit and consult with the program advisor for the appropriate course(s) that meet the computer literacy requirement.

Curriculum Summary:


General (G)/Basic (B) = 30 Hours


Technical (T) = 34 Hours


Total Curriculum Hours= 64


*Mathematics Elective


*Social and Behavioral Science Electives


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