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Culinary Comparison

Culinary Institute – 2008

Culinary Institute – 2011

Graduates 20 students per year.

Will graduate up to 100 students per year.

Operates in a 1,600 square-foot kitchen that is shared with the campus food service program.

Will operate in a full-service, 14,000 square-foot culinary facility.

Located at the top of the campus, in an obscure location with limited parking.

Located at a high-visibility location on the corner of Shevlin Park Road and Mt. Washington Drive.

Offers dinner services only twice a week in the Grandview cafeteria, giving students limited exposure to the style and environment of the fast-paced restaurant industry.

Will offer daily lunch and dinner services in the sixty-seat culinary restaurant, providing students with vital real-life experience.

Students earn a one-year certificate, which can be parlayed into two-year associate’s degree.

In addition to the one and two-year options, COCC will feed in to a to a four-year hospitality management program at an accredited institution.

Faculty and facility constraints restrict the types of classes offered, available class times and the number of working students that can attend the culinary school.

Staff expansion will enable additional classes in baking, beverages and bartending, as well as business classes such as purchasing, cost control and human resources.

Class schedules are restricted to day-time hours due to small staff size and space limitations.

Day and evening classes will be offered, providing working students the opportunity and flexibility to attend the culinary school.

With only 20 graduates per year, the culinary program’s sphere of influence is limited on both a human and geographical level.

With up to 100 graduates per year, the culinary institute will become a Beacon Program for COCC, garnering regional presence and influence.

Classes are taught in the cafeteria, with supplies and equipment stacked along cafeteria walls.

The new building will feature a large kitchen, classroom and an instructional theatre for demonstrations and public cooking classes.

Current estimates show that by 2010-2011, COCC will receive only 16% of its revenue from the state, down from 31% in 2004-2005. The rest of the funding must come from local taxes and tuition.

Income from the restaurant, tuition and catered events will generate positive revenue – allowing the culinary institute to be self-sustaining while generating valuable funds in a time of declining state support.

Trains 20 graduates per year for family wage jobs.

Will train up 100 graduates per year for family wage jobs.