RiversideCareer & Technical Education

Culinary Arts

Program Contacts

Lorena Franco Outreach SpecialistPhone: (951) 222-8506lorena.franco@rcc.edu

Bonnie LangleyEducational AdvisorPhone: (951) 222-8624bonnie.langley@rcc.edu

Faculty ContactDavid AvalosPhone: (951) 328-3311david.avalos@rcc.edu

Career & Technical EducationCareer & Technical Education

This program prepares individuals to provide professional baking and pastry chef, related services in restaurants, and other commercial food establishments. This includes instruction in Understand food handling and safety procedures in the bakeshop. Utilize major baking equipment and specialized tools and the properly care for them. Understand the function of baking ingredients including measurement systems, bakers’ formulas and percentages. Mastery of the different mixing methods, leaveners, and production of doughs to make a variety of breads, rolls and pastries. Produce a variety of cookies, pies, tarts and brownies. Ability to prepare a variety of pastries using different types of doughs and fillings. Ability to prepare, decorate, and display classical, contemporary, and specialty cakes using various fillings, icings, custards or mousses and utilizing special equipment or molds. Demonstrate mastery in creating, producing, and presenting different types of frozen desserts, ice creams, sorbets and gelatos. Produce a variety of confections including petit fours, fancy cookies, macaroons, and miniature pastries using an assortment of different icings, glazes and fillings. Produce an assortment of different types of chocolates and chocolate truffles using different fillings and dipping methods. Produce and display various sugar, pastillage, and marzipan centerpieces. Create a dessert menu that includes a variety of desserts while taking into consideration health, nutrition, and allergy concerns and providing accurate costs for the creation of menu items.

*Culinary Arts Certificate Course Requirements (23 units) *Currently under review-certificate pending Units

CUL-46 Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry 8.5

CUL-47 Advance Baking and Pastry 8.5

KIN-4 Nutrition 3

MAG-54 Employee Labor Relations 3

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREEThe Associate of Science Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts will be awarded upon completion of the degree requirements, including general education and other graduation requirements as described in the college catalog.

*Baking and Pastry Arts*Currently under review-certificate pending

Riverside Community College District is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all District programs and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the office of Diversity, Equity and Compliance at (951) 222-8039 at least seven business days before your chosen date of attendance. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.318555 11/18

Culinary ArtsAS561/AS561B/AS561C/CE561

Cost of Program

Career Sector Average SalaryFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Prep and Servers . $11.31 - $18.20/hour*Cooks, Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.00 - $14.08/hour*Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria . . . . . . . . . $11.60 - $18.57/hour*Chefs and Head Cooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.93 - $31.38/hour*Source: C.O.E. Centers of Excellence, Inland Empire Region, 2018

* Starting salary will fluctuate with the minimum wage set by the state of California

Turn your passion into a paycheck with Riverside City College!

This program prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related hospitality services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. This includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, and the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, including cost and inventory controls, aesthetics of food preparation and presentation, as well as training in a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

Culinary Arts Certificate Course Requirements (26 units) CE561 Units

CUL-36 Introduction to Culinary Arts 8

CUL-37 Intermediate Culinary Arts 8

CUL-38 Advance Culinary Arts 8

Electives (2 units) select one of the following.

CUL-20 Fundamentals of Baking 2

CUL-22 Cake Decorating 2

Career and Technical Education Guided Pathways

The Career & Technical Education Guided Pathways are designed to provide students with the most direct route to certificate and degree completion. Each certificate pattern references the classes that are required, and references when the classes are normally scheduled. Each pathway provides a period of time a full time student can anticipate completing the certificate or degree. For students who require a part-time pathway, please see a counselor. Please note that the scheduling patterns may be modified based on student need.

Culinary ArtsCourse Number Units Fall Winter Spring Summer

CUL-36 8 ● ● ●

CUL-37 8 ● ● ●

CUL-38 8 ● ● ●

CUL-20 2 ● ● ● ●

CUL-22 12 ● ●

This pathway will allow a full-time student to complete this program in 12-18 months. For students who require a part-time pathway, please see a counselor for more information.Special Notice: The application process for the Culinary Arts Programs requires two applications. All students attending Riverside City College require the Standard College Application and a Supplemental Application required for all Culinary Arts students.

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREEThe Associate of Science Degree in Culinary Arts will be awarded upon completion of the degree requirements, including general education and other graduation requirements as described in the college catalog.

Baking and Pastry ArtsCourse Number Units Fall Winter Spring Summer

CUL-46 8.5 ● ● ●

CUL-47 8.5 ● ● ●

KIN-4 3 ● ● ● ●

MAG-56 3 ● ●

• Culinary Arts program is an estimated cost of $2,500 and up.

• Baking and Pastry Arts program is estimated to cost $2,200 and up

• The approximate cost ($1000.00 plus tax): Uniforms, hats, and shoes are $400.00 plus tax. The Professional Knife Set is approximately $240.00 plus tax. Textbooks are approximately $300.00 plus tax and the CPR 1 Day Course is $40.00. All prices are subject to change without notice.

• The Professional Baking Set approximate cost $240.00 plus tax. All prices are subject to change without notice.

(approximate costs and could change at any time)

RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE Riverside City College Culinary Academy

Centennial Plaza3801 Market StreetRiverside, CA 92501