Culinary Arts: Career Associate

The hospitality industry offers many opportunities for employment and, as a result, learning experiences are varied. The Culinary Arts AA program is designed to lead directly to employment as it provides students with instruction in food preparation, production and service in the classroom and in on-campus labs.  Students gain supervised concentrated food preparation and production industry experience in an off campus commercial restaurant, which is open to the public and located in downtown Harrisburg.  This degree is accredited by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF). Graduates with an ACF membership are awarded Certified Culinarian (C.C.). The complete program is only available at the Harrisburg Campus. Some of the required courses are available at the Gettysburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York campuses, as well as through Virtual Learning. All classes are available during the daytime. Some evening classes are available on a rotating basis.

General Education   
ENGL 101 English Composition I  3 
ENGL 106 Business Writing  3 
COMM 101 Effective Speaking  3 
Core A Elective  3 
Core B Elective  3 
Core C Elective (Rec: MATH 100)  3 
Free Elective  3 
Physical Education & Wellness  1 

Major Requirements   
CULI 100 World of Wine  1 
CULI 102 Applied Hospitality Math  2 
CULI 113 Sanitation & Safety  2 
CULI 133 Culinary Arts I  5 
CULI 143 Culinary Arts II  5 
CULI 153 Culinary Arts III (D)  5 
CULI 205 Restaurant Operations I  2 
CULI 206 Restaurant Operations II  2 
CULI 207 Restaurant Operations III  2 
CULI 291 Culinary Arts Practicum  3 
HTMT 101 Intro to Hospitality Industry  3 
HTMT 104 Nutrition for Food Service  3 
HTMT 110 Menu Design & Marketing  3 
HTMT 122 Food Purchasing, Receiving, & Storing  3 
HTMT 125 Dining Room Management  3 
HTMT 231 Cost Control: Food & Labor  3 
HTMT 251 Hospitality Supervision  3 
  

Other Required Courses   
CIS 105 Intro to Software for Business   3 
   

This curriculum is designed to prepare students to:

Compose a complete meal using standardized recipes: hors d’oeuvres, soups, stocks, salads, sauces, meats, poultry, game, seafood, vegetables, first courses, starches, sandwiches, and desserts

Fabricate meat portions from primal cuts of meat, whole poultry and fish

Produce a wide variety of baked goods, pastries and confections

Demonstrate decorative skills, including garnishing and cake decorating

Show skills necessary for efficient management, including personnel supervision and cost control

Write and speak effectively

Appreciate accomplishments in the arts and sciences

Apply for a Full-Ride Scholarship

Are you a future student and ready to apply to HACC? 
By applying to HACC, you have the opportunity to apply for a full-ride scholarship! HACC will fund two years of your education – enough to complete your associate degree.

Thanks to the support of the HACC Foundation, the College is able to offer FREE money to support future students, like you, in reaching your educational goals. Six full-ride scholarships are available – one from each of the five campuses and one through HACC’s Virtual Learning Program. 

Please note that current students are not eligible for the full-ride scholarships. However, there are more than 250 scholarships available for current students.

What should you know about the full-ride scholarship?

The scholarship covers tuition, books and fees for a full academic year. 

The scholarship will automatically renew each term for up to six consecutive terms if you maintain your eligibility.

Once you apply to the College and receive a HACC ID and email address, you may apply for the full-ride scholarship. You do not have to register for classes before applying for the scholarship.

Are you eligible?

To be eligible, you must:

Apply to HACC

Take 12-15 credits each term for no more than six consecutive terms (two years)

Live in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill or York county

Have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0

Provide a 480 SAT reading score, 21 ACT or comparable scores on the College’s placement test

Maintain a GPA of 3.0 while enrolled at HACC

Participate in at least two HACC student organizations