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Are you passionate about food and cooking? Do you want to turn your passion into a career? Then the Professional Culinary Arts & Hospitality Program at STC is for you!

In this program, you'll learn from certified professional chefs how to create appetizing dishes that will tantalize taste buds. You'll also get hands-on experience working with knives, fire, and ice - all while creating delicious gourmet masterpieces. So, if you're ready to take your culinary skills to the next level, enroll in our Professional Culinary Arts & Hospitality Program today!

What to expect:

• Hands-on training in preparing, storing, and serving food while using commercial kitchen equipment

• Learn about industry standards for cooking preparation methods and sanitation procedures

• Create a variety of specialty and exotic dishes.

• Develop Leadership, communication, and employability skills

• Learn to prepare, store, and serve food

This program articulates credit to Johnson and Wales University, State College of FL, University of South FL, and the American Culinary Federation. Students are eligible to join SkillsUSA and the American Culinary Federation.

• Sarasota Campus
  Students are required to purchase STC Culinary uniforms from: NewsChef
  School Code: Suncoast or call: 1-800-NEWCHEF (639-2433)

  
  

• North Port Branch
  Students are required to purchase STC Culinary uniforms from: NewsChef
  School Code: NPORT20 or call: 1-800-NEWCHEF (639-2433) 
  
  The required uniform includes a white chef coat with the STC School Logo and Student Name embroidered on the left front chest area, black and white checkered Houndstooth pants, white skull cap hat and black slip resistant, solid non-permeable (NO canvas) material, closed heel and toe shoes. It is recommended that the student purchase TWO full sets of uniforms so they will have a clean uniform for each day.

Please call (941-924-1365, Ext. 62361) or Email David Culver, Program Manager, with questions or concerns.

*Costs and fees are subject to change.