Culinary Studies Institute

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The Culinary Studies Institute has been preparing aspiring chefs for a career in the food and beverage industry for decades. Dining at your favorite restaurants, you may be currently enjoying one of our alums’ cuisines. In the meantime, we invite you to come dine with us in one of our two restaurants we operate on campus to experience our students in training. We also hope you will join us for one of our many special events we offer the community as part of our students learning experience. You can expect the best in food and service.

If you are a person who loves to create great food, plan events and see the results of your guests experiencing a fine dining service, a career in Culinary Arts and or Hospitality Management may be for you. Come visit and learn more about what we have to offer our students at CSI.

Culinary Studies Institute - Our students are always in good taste!

Culinary Studies Institute Orientation

Date	Time
Monday, July 13th	5:00 pm
Monday, August 3rd	5:00 pm
Monday, August 17th	11:00 am

Students are required to attend an informal culinary orientation to learn about the program requirements and scheduling prior to taking CUL-1011. The session lasts for approximately 1 hour.

Contact the office at 248.522.3700 to reserve a seat. Sessions will be held via Zoom.

In this Oakland Community College “Empower Yourself” video series, OCC culinary arts student Hitomi Tomobe from Troy, Michigan, shares her thoughts on how passionate and positive OCC culinary arts faculty are and how invested they are in their students.

culinary arts degree

Culinary Student

The Culinary Arts program is accredited with the American Culinary Federation. Upon graduation with their AAS degree, students will receive their certified culinarian from the A.C.F. The design of the curriculum is to prepare the student for a career in culinary arts that may lead to Executive Chef with industry experience should they seek it. CSI faculty are experienced industry professionals dedicated to student learning and skill development in their classrooms, restaurants, and special events. In addition to hands-on cooking and baking course work, students will learn guests services, cost analysis, menu development, wine and spirits, and event planning. Students will have the opportunity to learn food competitions or be a part of our award winning Ice Carving Team. CSI operates two levels of restaurants for students to develop and hone their skills to current dining operations.

ACFEFAC Program Outcomes Report

Baking & Pastry Arts Certificate

Baking Student

The Pastry Art Certificate is designed to prepare the student for a career in Baking and Pastry Arts. Some Pastry Chefs may specialize in breads, tortes, or even wedding cake design. Opportunities for employment are in private clubs, fine dining restaurants, food markets, or as their own entrepreneurs. Specialized courses include plated desserts, cake decorating, chocolate candy making, and sugar artistry. Some students combine certification with their Culinary Arts Degree to enhance their skill development.

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURE

Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate

Restaurants

Ridgewood Café where menu items are freshly prepared by our students from scratch and change daily. Entrees include vegetable and a starch between $6 and $7. Guests may be served by our student wait staff in our popular dining room or utilize our cafeteria and help themselves.

Reflections Restaurant, open most Thursdays for lunch at 11:15 am from mid-September thru mid-April. We are closed during semester breaks, and holidays. Select from one of three entrees with our prix fixe menu. Enjoy a glass of wine or beer with your lunch.

Ridgewood Bakery, purchase fresh baked goods from our bakery counter. We have a great selection of beautiful breads, pies, Danish, cookies and more. All are made in-house by our baking program students.