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CIP PROGRAM: 12.0505
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to serve under the supervision of chefs and other food service professionals as kitchen support staff and commercial food preparation workers. Includes instruction in kitchen organization and operations, sanitation and quality control, basic food preparation and cooking skills, kitchen and kitchen equipment maintenance, and quantity food measurement and monitoring.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 14 - -
2021 12 - -
2022 17 - -
2023 26 - -
2024 16 - -
Change +85.71% - -

Related CIPs

12 CULINARY, ENTERTAINMENT, AND PERSONAL SERVICES.
12.05 Culinary Arts and Related Services.
12.0500 Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.
12.0501 Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef.
12.0502 Bartending/Bartender.
12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training.
12.0504 Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager.
12.0505 Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant.
12.0506 Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter.
12.0507 Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager.
12.0508 Institutional Food Workers.
12.0509 Culinary Science/Culinology.
12.0510 Wine Steward/Sommelier.
12.0580 Reserved.
12.0599 Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant.

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