Culinary Management

Contact Information:

BJ Whitmore, program coordinator
Benjamin.Whitmore@ndscs.edu
701-671-2842
Student Center 129

Program Information:

A program that prepares individuals to plan, supervise, and manage food and beverage preparation and service operations, restaurant facilities, and catering services. Includes instruction in food/beverage industry operations, cost control, purchasing and storage, business administration, logistics, personnel management, culinary arts, restaurant and menu planning, executive chef functions, event planning and management, health and safety, insurance, and applicable law and regulations.

Despite limited employment growth, about 39,600 openings for food service managers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Employment Opportunities:

Employment potential in the hospitality food preparation industry remains high. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the North Dakota Hospitality Association, and our Culinary Arts Advisory Committee, there is an extreme shortage for trained individuals throughout the entire industry as chefs, cooks, bakers, and managers. Graduates commonly take employment in hotel restaurants. franchise restaurants, clubs, bakeries, catering operations, delis, retirement communities, and institutional food service facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes. public schools, and colleges.

Admission Requirements:

The applicants must be high school graduates or equivalent. Helpful courses to prepare for this curriculum are food preparation courses, accounting, business math, economics. and computer literacy.

Please Note: Students are placed into English, math and reading courses based on ACT, ACCUPLACER or other nationally recognized tests. Please see
www.NDSCS.edu/current-students/student-success/test-center for the NDSCS Course Placement Policy and testing information. Students may be on an extended plan of study pending their course placement.

*Program Admission Requirements are subject to revision. Please check the department or program website under Program Admission Requirements for current information.

Award:

Upon successful completion of the required courses, students will be awarded an Associate in Applied Science in Culinary Management.