Culinary Arts
Hospitality Career Academy

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Sample Assignment
High School Credits

Students in this program are eligible for high school academic credit(s) in: English and Math.

Students who also enroll in the Senior Four Hour Option are eligible for credits in: English 12, Economics, Participation in Government and Physical Education.
College Articulation Agreements

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College credit and tuition awards are available to Tech Center students who complete a prescribed program of study and attain sufficient levels of success equivalent to that school’s accepted standards. Transferable credit is also available with minimal course registration fees at several colleges. The information below lists current articulation agreements with maximum credit to be awarded for the 2009-2010 school year. Please note that additional articulation agreements are currently under review and may be added to this list. For further information on articulation agreements, please contact the Tech Center at Yorktown Admissions Office at 914.248.2404.
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Course Description

Students learn fundamental cooking and baking/pastry arts skills through the ProStart Curriculum. Training in safety, sanitation, and basic nutrition is provided. You will learn management principles of menu planning, purchasing, culinary service, sanitation, basic nutrition, and computer applications. Front-of-the-house hospitality training and culinary business concepts are included. Students operate a restaurant, cater functions, and intern in the School-to-Work program in this comprehensive curriculum. In our production kitchen you’ll learn to dice, slice, broil, poach, grill, braise, and sauté your way through our program. In addition, students learn applied cultural, English, and technical skills. In our bake shop you’ll prepare cookies, pies, breads, candies, and decorate cakes.