Culinary Arts & Food Services
 
            
    About This Pathway
Culinary Arts & Food Services careers focus on preparing and serving food and drinks while giving customers great experiences. Jobs range from cooking and baking to managing restaurants, working i catering, or specializing in beverages. People in this field make sure meals are safe, high-quality, and enjoyable – whether in local restaurants, big chains, school cafeterias, bakeries, and more.
Pathways for the Culinary Arts & Food services interest include:
Personal or Professional Chef / Baker
Food Catering
Food Science & Nutrition
Event Planning
Recipe Designer
Hospitality Management
Kitchen Manager
Menu Planning
Food Safety
SWHS Courses & Clubs
South Windsor High School offers a variety of courses and clubs tailored to the Culinary Arts & Food Services Pathway.
Courses
SWHS offers several courses that can help you decide if the Culinary Arts & Food Services pathway is for you. Click the button above if you want to learn more about these courses.
Principles of Food Production I & II
Principles of Baking I & II
Nutrition & Food Science
Clubs
SWHS currently has two clubs that fit the Culinary Arts & Food Services pathway. Have an idea for a club that doesn’t exist? Talk to a teacher and they’ll help get you started with everything you need to create one.
FCCLA
Cooking Club
Recommended Majors, Programs, & Certifications
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        - Culinary Arts (A.S., Certificates)
- Culinary Science
- Professional Baking & Pastry Arts
 
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        - Catering & Event Management
- Food Safety / Sanitation Certifications
- Hospitality Management (B.S., A.S.)
- Food Service Management (B.S., A.S.)
 
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        - ServSafe – Food Handler
- ServSafe – Food Protection Manager
- Foods Allergan Certification
- Certified Sous Chef
- Certified Executive Chef
 
SWHS Media Center Career Books
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- Example 2
- Example 3
- Example 4
SWHS Media Center Culinary Arts & Food Services Studies
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Example 3
- Example 4
Colleges & Workplace Providers
Whether you decide on the college or workplace route, the following are suggestions of institiutions that offer work experiences or degress for your chosen pathway.
- Johnson & Wales University (Providence, RI)
- Culinary Institute of America (CIA – Hyde Park, NY)
- University of New Haven (CT) – Hospitality & Culinary Management
- UMass AMherst – Hospitality & Touism Management
- Nichols College – Hospitality Management (limited culinary focus)
- CT State Community Colleges – Culinary Programs
	- Manchester Community College (Manchester, CT) – Culinary Arts, Foodservice Management
- Gateway Community College (New Haven, CT) – Culinary Arts, Professional Baking
- Norwalk Community College (Norwalk, CT) – Culinary & Hospitality
 
- Goodwin University – Food Safety, Hospitality Certifications
- Lincoln Culinary Institute (Shelton, CT and Hartford, CT)
- Porter & Chester Institiute – Food Service Certifications (limited locations)
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        - Johnson & Wales University (Providence, RI)
- Culinary Institute of America (CIA – Hyde Park, NY)
- University of New Haven (CT) – Hospitality & Culinary Management
- UMass AMherst – Hospitality & Touism Management
- Nichols College – Hospitality Management (limited culinary focus)
 
- 
        - CT State Community Colleges – Culinary Programs
	- Manchester Community College (Manchester, CT) – Culinary Arts, Foodservice Management
- Gateway Community College (New Haven, CT) – Culinary Arts, Professional Baking
- Norwalk Community College (Norwalk, CT) – Culinary & Hospitality
 
- Goodwin University – Food Safety, Hospitality Certifications
- Lincoln Culinary Institute (Shelton, CT and Hartford, CT)
- Porter & Chester Institiute – Food Service Certifications (limited locations)
 
- CT State Community Colleges – Culinary Programs
	
 
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