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Culinary & Hospitality
Baking & Pastry Management NEW 10-314-2
Associate Degree•60 Credits•Financial Aid Eligible•Appleton
Time of Day: Day•Full Time and Part Time
Develop knowledge and skills in the baking and pastry field in this hands-on program. Your first-year baking courses focus on ingredients, techniques and production skills in relation to bread, doughs, pastries, pies, tarts, cakes and confections. Your second-year courses focus on enhanced skill development and management concepts including production, cost and staffing bakeshop operations. Supporting courses cover a range of topics, including hospitality supervision, catering, food service sanitation, purchasing and management cost controls.
Baking and
31-314-3
Technical Diploma•27 Credits•Financial Aid Eligible•Appleton
Time of Day: Day•Full Time and Part Time
In this hands-on program, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills for a career in the bakery field. Time will be spent on preparing breads, pastries and pies. You’ll refine your techniques in cake production and decorating for any event. You’ll also spend time in the lab developing basic through advanced skills and learning baking principles through the creation of a variety of products.
Find out how you can brush up on your baking skills or take it to the next level: www.fvtc.edu/BakingVideo on all FVTC programs: www.fvtc.edu/Programs
Culinary Arts
10-316-1
Associate Degree•60 Credits•Financial Aid Eligible•Appleton
Time of Day: Day and Evening•Full Time and Part Time
Also Offered in an Accelerated Format
If you want to take your love of cooking to the next level, a career in culinary arts might be right for you. You’ll learn how to prepare soups, meats, vegetables and desserts as well as sauces, side dishes and salads. You’ll learn what it takes to coordinate and direct the work of kitchen staff – everything from menu planning and buying supplies to final presentation. In addition, you may manage budgets and coordinate food preparation with service. Whether you want to work at a local café or own your own fine dining establishment, this program (offered in a standard or accelerated format) will give you the foundation you need.
Food Service
31-303-2
Technical Diploma•31 Credits•Financial Aid Eligible•Appleton
Time of Day: Day and Evening•Full Time and Part Time
Begin your career in the food service industry with this technical diploma. You’ll learn how to prepare, season and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, sauces, side dishes, salads and other food items in large quantities. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and deli are covered, as well as nutrition and sanitation. You’ll have plenty of opportunity for hands-on learning in this program. Put your apron on and start stirring up the good stuff.
Learn more about FVTC's Culinary program and hear Jaida's experience: www.fvtc.edu/CulinaryVideo
Want to continue your education beyond an associate degree?
Most programs offer transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities. See page 16 for more information.
Hospitality Management
10-109-2
Associate Degree•60 Credits•Financial Aid Eligible•Appleton
Time of Day: Day and Evening•Full Time and Part Time
Whether you’re preparing for an important business meeting or wedding reception, learn to create memorable experiences for customers through this degree program. Gain the necessary customer service, room operations, and dining room and food service operations skills for these exciting careers. This degree program will also teach you to sell to convention organizers and businesses, and coordinate tourism efforts for communities. You’ll learn about catering and special event planning, as well as hospitality law and liability. Tourism is an integral part of the economy and creates a broad range of employment opportunities.
Hospitality Specialist NEW 31-109-4
Technical Diploma•30 Credits•Financial Aid Eligible•Appleton
Time of Day: Day•Full Time and Part Time
Begin your career in the extensive hospitality industry through this technical diploma. Gain skills in food handling, customer service and lodging operations. This program will also teach you about the tourism industry, catering, special event planning and event facilitation. You’ll learn about numerous aspects of the hospitality industry and gain the needed skills to be successful across the industry.
Career Opportunities
Casino, Bar or Restaurant Shift/Floor Supervisor Tour Guide Meeting, Event or Convention Coordinator