Career Opportunities

• Cook
• Kitchen Manager
• Banquet Manager
• Pastry Chef
• Sous Chef
• Chef
• Executive Chef
• Food and Beverage Director
• Independent Restaurant Operator

Mission

Walla Walla Community College Culinary Arts Program is dedicated to providing a well rounded quality professional culinary education, preparing graduates to enter the workforce as a fundamentally trained team member.Our focus is teaching students general knowledge and skills that are necessary to be successful in their chosen path in this profession and to enable them to grow into leadership and management positions if they so choose. We inspire our students to be open to the limitless possibilities of our profession.

Program Outcomes

• Prepare students to enter the workforce with the skills and knowledge to make a valuable contribution to their employer in a short amount of time.
• Encourage, support and provide opportunities for professional life-long learning in the hospitality industry.
• Provide in-service and skill upgrade opportunities for program graduates and industry personnel to maintain current knowledge of trends in changing industry requirements and technology.
• Collaborate with industry partners in an ongoing basis. These partners include: farmers, production personnel, distribution personnel, hotels, restaurants, clubs, wineries and service personnel.