Culinary Arts
South Sound's only American Culinary Federation-Accredited Culinary Arts degree and certificate program!
Bates Technical College offers South Sound’s only American Culinary Federation Accredited Culinary Arts degree and certificate program! If you have a passion for food and have always dreamed of being in the culinary industry, Bates Technical College’s culinary arts program is for you. You can earn either an associate of applied science degree or certificate and will receive training from award-winning instructors and obtain the skills and experience to get leading jobs in the fast-paced culinary field.
Contact Information:
Brandon Held, Career Advisor
253-680-7008
Downtown Campus
7:30AM - 4:00PM
More about the program:
Students prepare for a variety of careers in the culinary arts profession and for advanced education at other culinary institutions. Career paths include dinner cook, institutional cook, cook’s helper, baker’s helper, fry cook, and short order cook. Students work in all aspects of the dining facilities on campus, planning and preparing meals and catering banquet functions. Instruction includes food planning and preparation, and serving and cleanup. Graduates receive a broad base of skills and are well prepared for a variety of entry-level culinary jobs.
Degrees & Certificates:
- Associate of Applied Science: Culinary Arts
- Certificate of Training: Hospitality-Line Cook
- CIP: 12.0503
Program Lengths:
- AAS degree program length: 6 Quarters
- Certificate of Training: 2 Quarters
Faculty and Other Contact Information:
Note: Information is accurate as of its original posting date. The college reserves the right to edit, change, or update information as needed throughout the year. Up-to-date information is available in Student Services.
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Program Learning Outcomes
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Culinary Arts AAS (118 Credits)
Description:While training in the culinary arts program, students learn foundational kitchen techniques. International cooking styles, and knife skills. Hands-on cooking classes cover skills like sauce preparation, baking, pastry techniques, and menu planning. While working in all aspects of the dining facilities on campus and off with planning and preparing for events and preparing meals and catering banquet functions.
The Culinary Arts (AAS) degree prepares Bates technical college students in a variety of careers in culinary arts, hospitality management or culinary arts management. Graduates receive a broad base of skills and are well prepared for a variety of entry-level positions
Required Courses
Culinary Arts AAS (118 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits CARTS101 Intro Fundamentals to Culinary Arts 6 CARTS104 Customer Service 3 CARTS105 Garde Manger I 1 CARTS106 Breakfast Methods 2 CARTS111 Introduction to Baking 5 CARTS112 Advanced Cooking Techniques 5 CARTS150 Cooking Techniques 6 CARTS151 Cooking Techniques II 6 CARTS152 Introduction to Food Truck 5 CARTS153 Mobile Food Operations 6 CARTS154 SERVSAFE SANITATION 3 CARTS 155 Nutrition 3 CARTS201 Menu Development 2 CARTS202 Protein Identification/Utilization 3 CARTS204 Pastries and Plated Deserts 5 CARTS211 Student Practical 5 CARTS213 Wines/Spirits 4 CARTS250 Catering/Banquets 6 CARTS252 Regional Cuisines of North America 4 CARTS253 Sustainability/Organic Foods 4 CARTS254 Modern Bread Techniques 3 CARTS255 Culinary Trends 2 CARTS256 Intro to Management 4 CARTS257 Culinary Flavor Profiles 5 CARTS258 Garde Manger II 5 Electives
General Education Requirements
Communications (5 Credits Required)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits ENGL175 Professional Writing 5 ENGL&101 English Composition I 5 ENGL&235 Technical Writing 5 Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.
Humanities/Social Sciences/Natural Sciences/Other (5 Credits Required)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits BIOL&160 General Biology 5 BIOL&175 Human Biology with Lab 5 BIOL&241 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 5 BIOL&242 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 5 BIOL&260 Microbiology 5 BUS&101 Introduction to Business 5 BUS&201 Business Law 5 CHEM&121 General Chemistry 5 CHEM&131 Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry 5 CMST&102 Introduction to Mass Media 5 CMST152 Intercultural Communication 5 CMST&210 Interpersonal Communication 5 CMST&220 Public Speaking 5 ECON&201 Microeconomics 5 ECON&202 Macroeconomics 5 HIST101 A History of Science and Technology 5 HIST&146 United States History I 5 HIST&147 United States History II 5 HIST&148 United States History III 5 HUM&101 Introduction to Humanities 5 NUTR&101 Intro to Nutrition 5 PHYS&114 Introductory Physics I (Algebra based Physics) 5 PHYS&221 Engineering Physics I w/LAB 5 PHYS&222 Engineering Physics II w/LAB 5 PHYS&223 Engineering Physics III w/LAB 5 POLS&101 Introduction to Political Science 5 PSYC&100 General Psychology 5 PSYC& 200 Lifespan Psychology 5 SOC&101 Introduction to Sociology 5 Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.
Quantitative (5 Credits Required)
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Hospitality-Line Cook Certificate of Training (32 Credits)
All students must have a valid Food Handler Card prior to working in the culinary lab and service to customers.
Licensure
Currently, no license is required for culinary careers in Washington State. However, all food workers are required to have a valid food worker card per WAC 246-217. Local health departments offer the food worker training, test and card. The Food Handler’s Permit is valid throughout the state.
Students are encouraged to research career goals as more employers are seeking employees with degrees and may also require specific American Culinary Foundation chef certifications and levels of proficiency.
Information regarding employment and training can be researched at the American Culinary Foundation and the Washington State Chefs Association websites.
At Bates, our tuition is affordable and there are options to help make it even easier to gain an education. Federal aid is available for many of our students. Scholarships are also available through the Bates Foundation.
See if you qualify for other funding through our special funding programs with the Workforce Education office.
Resident Tuition and Fees
· 1st quarter $1,627.26 for 13 credits
· 2nd quarter $2,154.64 for 19 credits
· 3rd quarter $1,866. 72 for 16 credits
· 4th quarter $2,026.36 for 18 credits
· 5th quarter $1,946.54 for 17 credits
· 6th quarter $2,282.92 for 20 credits
Costs
- Uniforms are purchased through NEWCHEF. The total uniform costs $98.90 + shipping $14.50. We recommend that uniforms are ordered one month prior to the first day of class. Please see the order sheet, and our code is BATES.
- Non-slip black shoes: $30-$120. Available at multiple stores.
- Culinary knife sets: $120. Special pricing with restaurant supply company Bargreen Ellingson in Tacoma, WA.
- Meat thermometer: $10 – $40. Available at multiple stores.
- MyLab Culinary E-Text book (OnCooking) and access code: $119. Completed at first day orientation through CANVAS (Instructor guided).
- ServSafe Manager textbook: $50.50, purchased through ServSafe.com
- National Median Salary: $51,530
- National Potential Annual Job Openings: 18,500
This information is based on data from O*Net, captured on June 2021.
Professional Memberships
Washington State Chef Association and American Culinary Federation
Student memberships are discounted at $50. Students will receive their first certification towards becoming a chef as a Certified Culinarian (CC), with the completion of Bates Technical College’s Culinary Arts program.
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the Bates Culinary Arts program will:
- Manage tasks in an diverse, ever changing culinary environment;
- Interpret weights and measurements, execute standard recipe conversions and implement cost controls in a kitchen setting;
- Demonstrate diversity and organizational skills to adapt quickly in a team environment;
- Demonstrate and apply food safety and sanitation practices;
- Demonstrate knowledge and ability to apply all forms of cookery;
- Employ industry standard guest service skills, professional presentation and communication skills;
- Apply standards that meet American Culinary Federation Education Foundation requirements in a kitchen environment.
Culinary Arts Job Placement, Graduation, and Certification Rates
Rate | 2019-2020 | 2020–2021 |
Culinary Job Placement Rate | 65% | 60% |
Culinary Graduation Rate | 70% | 90% |
ACF Certification Rate | NA | NA |
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