The Entry Level Cook Certificate of Achievement provides the student with basic culinary skills in food preparation and service, advanced a la carte dining, and buffet food productions, as well as food service management training for the industry.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental cooking theory, sanitation practices, food costing, menu design, and customer relations.
🗸 Produce consistent quality restaurant lunch and dinner products in a timely fashion.
🗸 Demonstrate professionalism as required in the hospitality industry.

The Entry Level Catering Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare students for employment as entry-level banquet cooks, banquet servers, and event coordinators. Successful completion of these courses prepares students in quantity food preparation, buffet food production, and banquet service. This certificate is a stepping stones towards a Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management - Associate in Science. Career Opportunities in culinary arts and hospitality management include banquet cook, party planner, event coordinator, banquet server, bartender, and quantity food production cook.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental catering theory, sanitation practices, food costing, menu design, and customer relations.
🗸 Demonstrate management skills with co-workers and customers.
🗸 Produce and deliver banquet meals in a timely fashion.
🗸 Demonstrate professionalism as required in the hospitality industry.

The Entry Level Baking Certificate of Achievement will provide the student with a solid foundation of baking skills necessary for entry-level work in bakeries and pastry kitchens. The program covers basic and advanced baking techniques, bread making, chocolates, cake decorating, cooking and sanitation. Career opportunities include baker, pastry chef, bread baker, cake decorator, and/or chocolate production.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental cooking theory, food sanitation, menu design, and food costing.
🗸 Produce consistent bakery products in a timely fashion.
🗸 Perform basic cake decorating techniques.
🗸 Productively work as a team member.

Cabrillo College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program offers prospective students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on practical experience in classes that operate a public restaurant called Pino Alto as well as a full-service wedding venue at the historic Sesnon House on campus. Culinary Arts majors receive training in food safety, management principles, baking techniques, and catering operations.

In addition to the hands-on core classes, students can further broaden their culinary education by taking elective classes in specific areas where they have interest. The program offers baking and pastry classes such as chocolate, cake decorating, and wedding cake design in addition to the basic and advanced baking classes. Students can pursue their interests in wine and the wine industry in classes focused on wines of global wine regions, wine production, and wine service. Student can further hone their culinary skills with in-depth culinary classes on subjects such as sauces, preservation, presentation, ethnic foods, and nutritional cooking. For students who would like to connect cooking and healthy living, the program offers classes in nutrition and nutritional health and wellness. Cabrillo’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Department offers a diverse and well-rounded set of educational paths that provides students with a range of options to fit their educational and career goals. 

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental food preparation theory, sanitation practices, menu design, management theory, and food costing.
🗸 Produce consistent quality restaurant lunch and dinner dishes, banquet meals, and bakery products in a timely fashion.
🗸 Demonstrate professionalism as required in the hospitality industry.

The Administration of Justice Program provides a course of study to prepare students for employment in private security and public law enforcement agencies, including: state parks, municipal police, game wardens, probation officers, county deputy sheriffs, county and state correctional officers and the federal government. The associate degree program will prepare students for transfer to UC and CSU bachelors programs (if the IGETC or CSU GE pattern is chosen.) The certificate program is an option for students whose employment objectives are with agencies who require less than an A.A. degree.

Those completing the AS-T in Administration of Justice degree will be able to transfer to the California State University system and be prepared to study in the following areas: Administration of Justice, Law Enforcement, Correctional Administration, Social Science, and Pre-Law. Students will be prepared to work in a variety of fields, including: public law enforcement agencies such as municipal police, probation officers, county deputy sheriffs, correctional offices, game wardens, state parks, and private security.

Students will learn the core concepts of biology, of chemistry, and of the human body that serves as the foundation for careers in the allied health fields.

Career Opportunities

The Certificate of Achievement in Allied Health contains all (or most) of the prerequisite science courses needed to apply for allied health career programs in nursing, dental hygiene, physician’s assistant, medical technology/technicians, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, etc.

Program Learning Outcomes

- Explain the interdependence of molecular through organismal structure in the function of the human body.

- Acquire, conduct, analyze, and interpret data using scientific terminology, measurements, and protocols.

The Basic Kitchen Skills Certificate of Completion is a noncredit certificate designed to provide students with skills for greater employability in the culinary arts workforce. Students will receive training in basic knife skills, sanitation, and basic kitchen skills. The need for skilled kitchen workers is great, and restaurants in our area have requested training of potential employees in basic kitchen skills. These courses offer affordable and repeatable training, allowing students to prepare for the workforce or to update skills. Upon completion in Basic Kitchen Skills Certificate of Completion, students will have the skills necessary to obtain work in a professional kitchen.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Demonstrate basic knife skills used in a professional kitchen.
🗸 Identify food safety and food handling procedures in a professional kitchen.
🗸 Demonstrate basic cooking skills such as slicing, mixing, sautéeing, poaching, grilling, and frying, used in a professional kitchen.
🗸 Evaluate the use of basic kitchen equipment, such as hand tools, cookware, ovens, grills, blenders, mixers, refrigeration, and dishwashers.

The De-escalation: Verbal Communication and Self-Defense Certificate of Completion is a noncredit certificate designed to develop defensive skills, cover the legal and ethical use of force, and prepare students for listening and speaking more effectively. Self-defense training includes control holds, takedown, ground defense, weapons retention, and basic self-defense concepts. Verbal communication skill exploration includes the fundamentals of verbal de-escalation and confrontation, provides diffusion techniques for confrontation and identifies personal confrontation triggers and builds effective personal communication style for use in public service, work settings, school and personal life. Upon completion students will be more prepared for working with the public in roles in emergency response, health and safety and community policing. May be offered in a distance-learning format.

The Technology-Based Automotive Systems Certificate of Achievement will provide learning opportunities on systems such as Advanced Drivers Assistance Systems (ADAS), Autonomous Vehicles, New Technologies, Computer Programming, Software Fundamentals, and Connected Vehicles.

Career Opportunities

In the past ten years, the automotive industry has experienced rapid growth in technology. These systems include vehicle safety, drivers assistance, and enhanced vehicle communications. As these new technologies leave the new car dealer service network, technicians in all areas will need to acquire the applicable knowledge and skills to diagnose, service and repair these systems. Career opportunities in the automotive and related transportation industries worldwide include technician, system specialist and supervisor. For current wage and demand information, please visit the California Employment Development Department https://edd.ca.gov search for “Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics.

Program Learning Outcomes

- Demonstrate the expertise needed to perform technician functions as they relate to Advanced Drivers Assistance Systems (ADAS).

- Demonstrate the expertise needed to perform technician functions as they relate to New Vehicle Technologies.

- Prepared to obtain employment in the automotive industry

The Automotive Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicles Technology Certificate of Achievement will provide learning opportunities related to hybrid and electric vehicle systems, servicing, diagnosis and repairs.

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities in the automotive and related transportation industries worldwide include technician, system specialist and supervisor. For current wage and demand information, please visit the California Employment Development Department https://edd.ca.gov search for “Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics.

Program Learning Outcomes

- Prepared to obtain employment in the automotive industry;

- Demonstrate the expertise needed to perform vehicle maintenance, service, diagnosis, and repair of current vehicles;

- Display the confidence to perform automotive operations in a timely and professional manner with limited supervision;

- Demonstrate an ethical code conforming to the highest standards of the automotive industry