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Culinary Arts

Monty Tech is proud to offer students an opportunity to explore Culinary Arts, an exciting, comprehensive cooking and baking program. Our students are involved in all aspects of the food service industry including planning, preparation and presentation. Students are able to demonstrate their understanding in a unique, hands-on learning environment; the “Mountain Room” restaurant is located within the school where meals and bakery items are served to the public on a daily basis.

After graduation students may seek employment in any of these areas:

  • Chef
  • Sous Chef
  • Line Cook
  • Baker
  • Hotels
  • Resorts
  • Schools
  • Hospitals
  • Bakery
  • Restaurants
  • Institutional Food Service

Students in the Monty Tech Culinary Arts program have an opportunity to earn a number of certifications and credentials that not only demonstrate a deep understanding of industry-related content, but also make our program graduates more employable. Throughout the 4-year program, Culinary Arts students may earn the following:

  • OSHA, 10-hour General Industry
  • ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification
  • Massachusetts Allergan Training Certification

Graduates from our Culinary Arts program may benefit from a number of articulation agreements with colleges and universities, as listed below. These agreements save qualified students time and money, making a college education much more attainable.

Johnson & Wales University *, Providence, RI

  • CUL1035 Culinary Fundamentals (3)
  • CUL1055 Cooking in Today’s Restaurant: Breakfast & Lunch (3)
  • CLU1385 Foundations of Baking & Pastry Arts (3)

*In order to earn these credits, student must take and pass the practical exam ($300 fee).

Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA

  • HRM115 Sanitation Certificate Course (1)
  • HRM218 Dining Room & Banquet Management (3)
  • HRM888 Hotel & Restaurant Management Elective (3)

Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY/Napa, CA/ San Antonio, TX

  • Food Safety (1.5)
  • Mathematics (1.5)*

*Before being awarded credit for the Mathematics course, the student must first pass a Challenge Exam.

Keene State College, Keene, NH

  • PH313 Food Service Management
  • KSC 100 (4)

STATEWIDE: 15 Massachusetts Community Colleges

One or more of the following course(s) or equivalent, up to 4 credits:

  • Basic Skills for Cooks
  • Basic Culinary Techniques
  • Culinary Concepts
  • Culinary Foundations
  • Culinary Skills
  • Food Preparation
  • Fundamentals of Professional Cooking
  • Introduction to Culinary Arts
  • Hospitality Management
  • Introduction to Hospitality
  • Introduction to Hospitality Management
  • Food Service Sanitation (ServSafe)

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