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Culinary Arts

Why Choose the Culinary Arts Program?

Who doesn't love food? The world of culinary arts is one of innovation in techniques and styles, where anyone has the opportunity to put their own twist on a well-established recipe. CPTC's Culinary Arts program offers everything students need to be successful in the culinary world, from classes in basic cooking skills to restaurant management. Students experience the fast-paced atmosphere in the real-world setting of the college's upscale public dining facility, the Rainier Room. They learn what it takes to improve their own personal cooking skills, which can be put to use whether or not they pursue a culinary career, and can also train in every aspect of restaurant management. If you love to cook - or want to learn how - culinary arts might be the program and career path for you.

 

Our culinary program emphasizes fine-dining food-production skills, professional service training and food management techniques.
How Long It Takes:

Culinary Arts AAS-T Degree: 5 Quarters

Basic Cooking Skills Certificate: 3 Quarters

Restaurant Management Certificate: 2 Quarters

 

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All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.

 

Potential Careers

CHEF/HEAD COOK

Median annual pay in Washington:

$56,450 per year.

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RESTAURANT MANAGER

Median annual pay in Washington:

$72,250 per year.

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Career Pathway

 

This is not a guarantee of employment or a certain wage. Full career data available at careerinfo.net.

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Meet Your Instructors

Dean Massey

Dean Massey

Experience: Restaurants Unlimited Corporation, Lobstershop Corporation, Sysco Food Service 

Education: Clover Park Vocational Technical College 

Recognition: Instructional program of the year 2006, Faculty member of the year 2007, Puget Sound Energy distinguished faculty 2009

Bldg 31, Rm 100
253-589-6036
richard.massey@cptc.edu

Shelley Newman 

Experience: 30 years of industry experience in hospitality, hotel, B&B, restaurant, and bakery. 

Education: Clover Park Technical College - Pastry Arts Degree

Bldg 23, Rm 103
253-589-5867
shelley.newman@cptc.edu

Jennifer Phillips 

Experience: 20 years of industry experience including Restaurant Management, Casino Management, and Commercial Kitchen Operations. 

Education: Clover Park Technical College - Pastry Arts Degree

Bldg 14, Rm 200B
253-589-5650
jennifer.phillips@cptc.edu

Culinary Arts Program Information Sessions occur at 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. For more information and a complete schedule of session dates, view our Program Info Session Schedule.
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STORIES ABOUT OUR CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM

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CPTC Culinary Arts alum Jo Soeung conducts a culinary demonstration.

A little kindness and support can go be the difference between a student giving up or reaching their educational and career goals. That held true for Clover Park Technical College Culinary Arts alum Jo Soeung, and she looks to share that support in her own world and life.

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An Innovative Partnership

 

Clover Park Technical College is in its second five-year contract with the Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility on JBLM, providing vocational training to prisoners.

A spirit of innovation is the result of a partnership between Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) and the Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF) on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.

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Culinary Arts Learns Outside the Classroom

CPTC's Restaurant Management Certificate class listens to David and Linda Dagley of Jonz Catering in Tacoma talk about the off-site catering industry.

Clover Park Technical College’s Culinary and Pastry Arts students gain valuable real world experience through Bon Sucre Bistro and the Rainier Room — on-campus dining establishments open to the public.

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