Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management

What to expect

 

Learn from skilled professionals

We train students to be multi-skilled culinary and hospitality professionals that specialize in procedures commonly performed in a food service setting. We prepare trainees to become skilled leaders in the local and global hospitality industry.

Get hands-on training

Our hands-on learning environment provides students with the readiness to enter a career in the dynamic hospitality industry. Trainees are guided by a professional chef and often led by culinary professionals from New Orleans’ restaurant and hospitality industries.

Earn industry-based credentials

Trainees learn how to work in restaurants, hotels, and how to manage operations that support our tourism and hospitality industries here in New Orleans. Trainees will have the opportunity to earn Industry-Based Certifications.

 

What you’ll learn

    • Food and beverage management

    • Special events and catering

    • Sales and marketing

    • Guest service strategies

    • Safety and Sanitation

    • Recipe development, menu planning, and cost control

    • Baking and Pastry

    • Entrepreneurship

    • Lodging Management I

    • Food Science

    • Tourism Marketing

    • Guest Services

    • Hospitality Management

    • ServeSafe

    • ManageFirst Professional

 

The Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Academy trains students to be leaders in the New Orleans culinary and hospitality industries. Trainees learn basic food and beverage management, safety, and the skills in the kitchen to jumpstart their careers or land a job. Students will hone their effective communication skills, teamwork, leadership, and critical thinking in the classroom and culinary lab. Additionally, students have the opportunity to gain real-time hospitality experience in our student-run enterprise, JavaScript Cafe.

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