Culinary Arts
Cook up your future with culinary arts.
At Alfred State, you’ll learn by doing in one of New York’s top-ranked culinary programs, #6 in the state (CollegeFactual.com, 2022). In our professional labs and production kitchens, you’ll develop real-world culinary skills while learning from full-time faculty with years of industry experience. The hands-on kitchen experience prepares you for multiple food service positions.
Pioneer Quotes:
"Each day I tell someone that Alfred State is the best college to go to." -Jamie Wells, '00 & '01
"Having a degree from Alfred State has given me an advantage in working my way up and definitely helped me be successful." -Joe Yantachka, '99
Program Details
Courses You May Take
CULN2479: Culinary Preparations
Credits: 9
CULN4163: Advanced Cuisine
Credits: 3
CULN4479: Culinary Capstone
Credits: 9
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Entrance Requirements
Technical Standards
It is essential that students in this degree program can participate fully and safely, with or without reasonable accommodation, in all classroom and laboratory settings required for completion of the program. Students in this degree program should be able to:
- Function in a safe manner, not placing themselves, faculty, staff, or other students in jeopardy.
- Appropriately and safely use standard laboratory equipment, materials, and instrumentation to include possession of fine motor skills and mobility.
- Make sensory visual and auditory observations during, and interpret data from, all required laboratory assignments.
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Capability to lift 50 pounds of kitchen product or equipment to industry standard counter height
- Ability to professionally manage and cope with work in a high paced and crowded lab environment for several hours a day.
In culinary arts, you’ll gain extensive hands-on experience in food production while adhering to all food safety and sanitation standards. You’ll prepare institutional meals in a production lab, serve guests at The Refinery Restaurant, work in a learning lab at The Collegiate Restaurant, and practice hospitality management. Along the way, you’ll build the technical, creative, and professional skills needed for success in commercial kitchens, upscale dining, and innovative culinary careers.
Facilities and Labs
Alfred State provides labs, equipment, and learning spaces that mirror the tools and technology used in the real world.
With 200+ labs on campus and experiential learning in every major, you’ll work with the same resources the pros use and be ready for the workplace on day one.
Wondering where your skills can take you? Our career tool lets you explore real job titles, key skills, salary ranges, and job outlook data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics nationally or for New York State.
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You've seen our wide variety of majors at Alfred State, our great faculty who help you build your skills, and that you can do it at an incredible low cost. Now's the time to become an Alfred State Pioneer.
