About
The Culinary Arts program is designed to provide a broad base of classical and contemporary cooking knowledge combined with hands-on experience, giving each student confidence in attained skills and preparing the student to move successfully into a career in food service and hospitality. The Culinary Arts program provides training in the safety and sanitation practices, culinary skills and knowledge necessary to become a culinary professional. Students receive hands-on experience in many aspects of the industry such as catering, short-order cooking, banquet, and fine dining. Instruction includes: practice of proper safety and sanitation; preparation of cold foods, fresh stocks, soups, sauces, meats, poultry, seafood, grains, fruits and vegetables according to classically prescribed techniques and methods; and proper use and understanding of formulas and recipes in the preparation of basic quick breads, yeast breads, cakes, pastries, and other baked goods.
Financial aid
Financial aid may be available for those who qualify.
Organization
Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden-Weber Technical College is a technical college in Ogden, Utah, with training in Automotive Service Technology, Barbering, Business, Certified Nursing Assistant, CNC Machinist Technician, Composites, Computer Aided Design, Construction, Controls Technician, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Dental Assistant, Dental Assisting, Digital Design, Electrical Apprenticeship, Electrical Trades Preparation, HVAC, Industrial Automation, Information Technology, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN/LPN) license, Machinist, Manufacturing Technician, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Coding and Billing, Networking and Cybersecurity, Nursing Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy, Plumbing Apprenticeship, Practical Nursing, Software Development, and Welding Technology. Its programs are organized across Business & Technology, Construction, Health, Manufacturing, and Service departments. Instruction emphasizes real practice and offers day and evening class times. The college also describes programs as having an average completion time of one year.