Dallas College Culinary, Pastry and Hospitality Center
11830 Webb Chapel Rd, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75234 (Directions)
Phone: 972-391-1466
Fast-Track Stacked Certificates
The Culinary, Pastry and Hospitality Center follows a cohort program. Students enter a group of classes together and remain together in a rigorous semester-based program. All the courses that make up the AAS degrees in Culinary Arts and Bakery/Pastry are organized in a system of stacked certificates. This system results in accelerated studies combined with workplace validation through practicum and co-op courses. This powerful combination of classroom theory and workplace practice serves to embed strong technical skills in our students.
Culinary Arts Foundations Certificate
This certificate is the single common entry point for
all Bakery/Pastry and Culinary Arts students. Students will choose between taking a savory foods practicum or a bakery/pastry-focused practicum.
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Requirements
Students must be employed in a hands-on food prep or pastry position for 320 hours (average 20 hours per week) during the semester through enrollment in a faculty supervised CHEF1264 or PSTR1364 practicum during the 16-week semester. Qualifications for employment include working in a health department-inspected kitchen or bakeshop with a registered food safety manager supervisor. TSI is not required for these certificates but you must meet TSI to complete your AAS degree.
Upon completion of the Culinary Arts Foundations Certificate, students may progress to a Specialist Certificate. The Dallas College Culinary, Pastry and Hospitality Center will begin offering two Specialist Certificates in Fall 2020: Culinary Arts Specialist and Bakery/Pastry Specialist.
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Upon completion of the Foundations and Specialist Certificate, students can obtain an Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts or Bakery/Pastry by completing 15 hours of core classes.
- Students may be eligible to transfer previously completed credit hours.
- Students can take core classes simultaneously with the cohorts online or at any Dallas College campus.
- Core classes will also be offered at the Culinary, Pastry and Hospitality Center before or after the scheduled cohorts beginning Fall 2020.