Classes are taught in state-of-the-art kitchen facilities at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute. The certificate program will combine both classroom learning as well as laboratories.
In laboratory courses, lessons will be taught using rudimentary food preparation methods which will give students the ability to produce food in every situation possible from ‘scratch’ cooking to using more modern sophisticated food preparation ingredients.
The students gain valuable industry experience by spending time in courses directly connected with our NFCI’s restaurant “Savor.” The students will rotate through the restaurant experiencing all of the aspects of running a hospitality-driven business. In addition, the students will get to experience the main campus of SUNY Niagara when they take a business management or accounting course to complete the certificate program.
Program Goals and Objectives
- Train students for immediate entry-level employment within the food service industry.
- Demonstrate an understanding of kitchen etiquette and professionalism.
- Apply proper sanitation and safety techniques while demonstrating proper knife handling and care for equipment.
- Apply basic food preparation skills.
- Apply basic baking preparation skills.
Additional Program Costs
In addition to the standard SUNY Niagara tuition and fees, Students in a Hospitality, Baking, & Pastry Art program may be required to purchase uniforms and kits.