Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Culinary Arts/Chef Training is offered as a 1- to 2-year certificate program at Westmoreland County Community College, a public institution located in Youngwood, PA. This program introduces students to professional cooking techniques, kitchen operations, menu planning, and food safety standards used in commercial food service environments.

This program falls within the culinary arts field (CIP 12.0503). Students at Westmoreland County Community College who want to build on this credential may consider the 2- to 4-year Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef certificate or the Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager program. Other programs at the school include Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, and Computer Support Specialist.