With the Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts, Comprehensive Certificate and/or the Certificate in Baking and Pastry from MCC, you can expect your career track to expand into the hospitality and culinary industries.

MCC offers these options:

• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Culinary Arts - This program is intended to give the serious culinary student the opportunity to learn the theory and practical applications of sanitation, business management and cooking techniques with the combination of classroom and hands-on experience to advance in the culinary field.  
• Comprehensive Certificate in Culinary Arts - The Comprehensive Certificate in Culinary Arts program is accelerated to offer serious, motivated Culinary Arts students the opportunity to complete the certificate program in 3 semesters of coursework (45 credit hours) and the externship class.
• Certificate in Baking & Pastry - This new certificate is available as a stand-alone certificate or as an add-on to the existing Comprehensive Certificate. As a stand-alone it consists of 23 credit hours and as an add-on it is 12 credit hours.

FAQs:

• What is included in the cost of the program? The cost of the program includes: tuition, fees, uniforms and a knife kit.
• What do the courses cost? The AAS is approximately $7,800. That's a savings of at least $40k over other culinary institutions for the same quality education! The Comprehensive Certificate in Culinary Arts is approximately $6,500; the Baking & Pastry Certificate as a stand alone is approximately $3,600 or as an add-on to the Comprehensive Certificate, it is approximately $1,800.
• What days of the week are classes held? Applied/hands-on classes are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Theory/lecture classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays; each class is 90 minutes twice a week.
• Is there job assistance? Yes, MCC will assist you in job/career placement.
• How long does it take to finish the externship? This is designed to afford students the opportunity to garner classroom training in resume writing, cover letter composition, job research and career development. Additionally, you will receive real-world experience in the hospitality field through in-house events along with industry placement. The externship experiences will be set up on a case by case basis with consultation between the instructor, student and potential employer. As an MCC student, you will be provided with guidance in looking into the various career paths in the hospitality industry, learning to recognize job descriptions, job specifications and qualifications, as well as with the writing of appropriate cover letters and resumes.