Culinary Arts Certificate
The Culinary Arts Certificate is your swift path to starting a career in the food service industry. You’ll be prepared for entry-level back-of-house roles across various hospitality settings. Plus, this certificate sets you up perfectly to advance into the Professional Cook Diploma in Culinary Arts, giving you a strong foundation for culinary school.
Est. time to completion:
6–9 months*
Credit hours:
28
Cost per credit hour:
$570
Top-ranked school
We’re ranked among the top 10 hospitality schools by University magazine.
Experienced faculty
Become the best by learning from the best. Our culinary faculty have credentials from the American Culinary Federation and the American Hotel and Lodging Association.
Personalized attention
Small classes mean more focused, hands-on learning.
Culinary Arts Certificate
Curriculum
Overview
The Culinary Arts Certificate curriculum teaches essential culinary skills, nutrition, and sanitation to prepare you for industry certification. To succeed, you’ll need a strong work ethic, a passion for food, and a love for serving others.
Courses
For course descriptions, see our Course Catalog.
Financial assistance
Financial assistance is available to those who apply and qualify. Talk with us to see if Federal Student Aid, scholarships, transfer credits, employer assistance, loans and grants, or military discounts are available to you.
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*Time length for program completion will vary depending upon the number of courses taken per term, developmental courses when required, transfer credit accepted, lack of continuous enrollment, etc.
The Culinary Arts program is part of Sullivan University’s College of Hospitality Studies.