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The Career
The food industry is one of the largest employers in the U.S. today. There has been a steady growth pattern in the hospitality industry throughout the United States and an increasing number of opportunities for women.
NCCC’s Culinary Arts program provides students with hands-on as well as the theoretical aspects of food service. Graduates enter the job market with above entry-level skills and a background which enhances their chances for upward mobility. Students are taught in modern labs and gain experience working in the College’s student-run dining room, at College-sponsored events and through externships in local restaurants as part of the co-op experience.
NCCC graduates are or have been employed as chefs, line cooks and supervisors/managers in such renowned establishments as the Saturn Club, Transit Valley Country Club, Hyatt Regency, Buffalo Marriott and Seneca Niagara Casino. Others have gone on to study food systems management, tourism hotel management, nutrition and dietetics at four-year institutions, as well as at the master’s level.