STOP 8: Culinary Arts

Have you dreamed of being a chef, baker, recipe restauranteur, or cake decorator? Does a career working with food and beverage interest you? Kingsborough CC’s chefs can train you to enter the fast-paced foodservice industry and help you make a difference. Why not do what you love? KCC offers a one-year certificate or a two-year Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts with a concentration in either Baking and Pastry or Culinary Arts.

Both programs offer a comprehensive curricula designed to help students enter this creative and sought-after field. The state-of-the-art kitchens ensure that you are competent with both the newest technologies and have sound fundamentals using industry-standard equipment. Each kitchen even has its own water view of Jamaica Bay!

Just because you’re working in the culinary arts doesn’t mean you’ll miss out on typical college life. Kingsborough Community College offers their culinary students all the perks of being a student in the university system. Visit the library and engross yourself in stacks of books and media material. KCC encourages students to participate in clubs, so try out our poetry & creative writing club. Or maybe you want to try sports - you’re more than welcome to get out there and play. If you need help with career services, the door is always open just like it is for all students at Kingsborough Community College.

As a culinary student you not only earn transferable credits, but you will learn in our on-campus kitchen and fine-dining restaurant. This apex culture is firmly rooted in the training that harmonizes basic skills with exceptional culinary creativity.