International Cuisine Certificate

Career Certificate
Cost
$5,697*

Bring the world to your table

Share your passion for international flavors. Learn cooking techniques to make dishes from Italy, France, Latin America, Asia and North America. Explore indigenous foods and the history of cuisines. Foster appreciation of different cultures through the foods you prepare.

In small groups, you’ll learn by doing in CLC’s state-of-the-art food service labs. You’ll also earn the ServSafe Foodservice Sanitation license upon completing this certificate.

What can you do with an International Cuisine Certificate?

With this certificate, begin or advance your career in hospitality and culinary management.

If you’re new to the industry, it opens doors. If you have industry experience, it helps you move into higher positions. Many CLC alumni become supervisors, managers and assistant chefs within two years of graduating from our Hospitality and Culinary Management programs.

Right away your certificate lets you start in roles like:

  • restaurant manager
  • upscale supermarket or gourmet store manager
  • personal chef
  • food production chef
  • food broker
  • special event planner
  • food stylist
  • catering chef

With additional education or experience, you can become:

  • entry-level culinarian
  • line cook
  • lead cook
  • sous chef
  • executive chef

Highlights

  • Career Certificate

    Earn a career certificate in 1 year or less to refine your skills into an in-demand career.
  • Financial Aid/Scholarships Available

    Based on need and/or achievement. Explore ways to pay for college.
  • Prairie at Brae Loch

    Gain hands-on learning at this student-managed restaurant.
  • Program Length: 1.5 Years

    Full-time students can complete in 1.5 years.
  • Stackable Credentials

    Earn and learn as you go with stackable credentials.

Career Outlook

Need help?

Your College & Career Navigator (CCN) helps you

  • complete the admission process
  • choose an academic program
  • enroll in first-semester classes
  • get access to helpful resources

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Recommended Pathway

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their College and Career Navigator (CCN) to identify coursework that will meet degree requirements based on individual academic goals. View degree requirements in the college catalog.

*Cost is estimated based on recommended pathway credit hours. This includes in-district tuition and other fees, such as books and materials before financial aid is applied, as well as grants, loans or scholarships. There are many opportunities for financial assistance at CLC. Learn more about Cost of Attendance.




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Hospitality and Culinary Management at CLC

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