Step into the kitchen. Start building what’s next. Learn the science, technique, and business behind great food, then build on it through hands-on internships. Earn a certificate, diploma, or degree. Train in dedicated culinary classrooms, baking labs, and real kitchen spaces. Then take your next step into the food and beverage industry with confidence.
What You Learn in Culinary Arts
You learn what it takes to prepare food, run a kitchen, and understand the business behind every plate.
Study sanitation and safety, baking, food prep, menu planning, nutrition, purchasing, cost control, management, and profit engineering. Practice the techniques that make a dish work, from sauces and proteins to batch cooking and cold food preparation.
You choose the path that fits your goals: a certificate, diploma, or degree. And if you want to earn your Journeyman Card, we'll help you get started before you graduate.
What Can I Do With a Culinary Arts Degree?
Your skills can take you from the prep station to the lead role. With Culinary Arts training, you can work in restaurants, hotels, catering, schools, health care settings, and other food service operations. You can prepare food, lead a kitchen, manage menus and costs, or build your own business.
A Solid Foundation
Baking Fundamentals
Why so sweet?
Baking Fundamentals
Learn baking theory and prep, and the big role science and math play.
Garde Manger
Feel the chill
Garde Manger
Prepare salads, pâté, cold appetizers, ice carvings, and show platters.
Profit Engineering
Go green, not red
Profit Engineering
Calculate and control costs, and run a profitable business
Food Prep
Fabricate protein?
Food Prep
Become an expert in starches, sauces, fish, soups, and more
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Baking has become more than a skill for EICC student Rosamarie Gomez. It’s therapy. It’s a source of confidence. And it’s a career. “It relaxes me. It’s a calming science. I’m passionate about it and love it,” she said. “It’s artistic and tests my patience and perfectionism.”
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Program Standards
Culinary Arts students must meet specific technical standards and industry requirements to successfully complete each phase of the program.
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Iowa's Last-Dollar Scholarship
You may be eligible to earn a degree in this high-demand field for zero tuition costs! File for financial aid and if you qualify, the state covers the remaining balance beyond the aid for which you are eligible. More than two dozen career programs qualify, including this one. File your FAFSA by July 15.
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Be a Journeyman Chef
Strengthen your resume with a U.S. Department of Labor Journeyman Chef Certificate. We have a list and long-time relationships with apprenticeship employers. You earn as you learn and can graduate in two years with a Culinary Arts degree and Journeyman Card.
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Dedicated Program Advisor
We know your time is valuable and we honor it. Our program has one advisor who is dedicated to supporting you every step of the way through graduation. One call or one email, to one person. Get all of your questions answered, guidance on courses and schedules, and a familiar face and voice who recognizes yours, too.
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Culinary Arts: Locations
Culinary Arts Center
500 Belmont Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
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