Culinary Arts Technology
About this program
Your future in culinary arts starts at Penn College. Expert faculty, small class sizes, and a hands-on approach to education is just the beginning. Flex your culinary creativity. Explore classical, American regional, and international cuisines, styles, and techniques. Travel the world of flavor and come home to a career you can truly enjoy for years to come.
This program has been recognized as an Exemplary Program.
Exemplary Programs symbolize the highest educational standards recognized by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC). The award is presented to programs that have proven full compliance with all ACFEFAC accreditation requirements in the last visiting team report along with excellent management of the program.
Careers
- Cook
- Sous chef
- Garde manger
- Line chef
- Steward
Courses
At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.
Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.
- Foundations of Professional Cooking (FHD101)
- Purchasing (FHD117)
- Sanitation (FHD118)
- National Sanitation Certification (NSC)
- Foundations of Service Applications for the Hospitality Industry (FHD147)
- Applications of Professional Cooking (FHD212)
- Careers in Hospitality (FHD104)
- Menu Planning & Cost Control (FHD125)
- Introductory Baking (FHD137)
- Introduction to the Modernist Kitchen (FHD151)
- Artisan Butchery & Charcuterie Applications (FHD295)
- American Regional Cuisines (FHD321)
- Nutrition Concepts (FHD216)
- Nutrition & Wellness Application (FHD217)
- Facilities Planning (FHD268)
- Location Based Catering (FHD227)
- Culinary Internship (FHD269)
- Beverage Management & Service Applications (FHD228)
- Global Cuisine & Connections (FHD315)
- Culinary Capstone (FHD396)
- Sustainability of Food Systems (FHD213)
Perspectives are points of view, offering a variety of ways of understanding, interacting, and influencing the world. Students identify, explain, and utilize the approaches used by academics and professionals to study, analyze, or understand problems, and offer solutions.
Next steps...
You're on your way to becoming a tomorrow maker.
Virtual Tour
Baking & Culinary
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the kitchens used for instruction and Le Jeune Chef, our on-campus casual fine dining restaurant. The live labs give students an opportunity to put their talent on the table and work with real customers.
Facilities
Le Jeune Chef
Open all year, Le Jeune Chef, our live learning environment, is just another way you’ll be real-world ready to take on tomorrow.
Tour Schedule
Seeing is believing.
Think Penn College might be a good fit for you? Make plans to visit and discover what hands-on learning is all about.
Industry Relations
"The Kentucky Derby would not be successful without the Penn College kids’ contribution to this event. They are amazing. They are enthusiastic. Their passion, their work ethic, second to none. They’re such great kids."
Chef Robin Rosenberg
Vice President and Chef de Cuisine for Levy Restaurants
Industry Partners
Work with experts to become an expert
Penn College's strong partnerships impact every step of your journey – from your first day in the classroom and labs, to career placement (oftentimes before graduation) and beyond.
Career Fair Connections
Penn College graduates are in high demand. Employer participation at the Career Fair is proof. Attracting 400+ organizations, this popular event is hosted twice per year and introduces students to all types of businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Student Life
Lead and put your skills to the test
American Culinary Federation
This national organization promotes the image of American chefs. Students are encouraged to join and obtain their ACF certification. Graduates of this program who maintain an active Junior membership in the local ACF chapter are eligible to certify as a Certified Culinarian for free.
Student Organizations at Penn College
Your college experience is about more than the classroom. Join one of 65+ clubs and organizations, or create your own.
Penn College News
Monday, March 24, 2025
Butcher block to tabletop: Culinary students gain full experience
Friday, February 28, 2025
Students support the community through 'Ladles of Love'
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Penn College to premiere ‘Wild Ones’ YouTube series
Study Abroad
Gain global experience
See the world via Williamsport. Take your education abroad and get hands-on experience learning about your industry on a global scale.
Internship
Your knowledge in practice
Explore the possibilities and get a taste of what’s to come. Two summer internships deliver valuable insight and field experience.
Amaris Smith and Dylan Therrien spent two months interning in the kitchens of Le Mas Candille, a luxury hotel and spa in Moujins, France, a picturesque village near Cannes.
Student Experience
The community as their classroom
Kentucky Derby
There’s more to learning than lectures and labs. Opportunities like the Kentucky Derby are one of the many ways that our students bring learning to life.
“Chopped” Champion
Our grads are making names for themselves across the nation.