Culinary

School of Health, Human Services, & Natural Resources

CULINARY

A future that’s just to your taste.

Contact Information

Mike Dewes
Academic Program Coordinator
636-922-8722
mdewes@stchas.edu

Turn your love of food into a rewarding career with SCC’s innovative Culinary Arts program.

At SCC your lessons will carry you far beyond the kitchen. You’ll join the excitement in the innovative Field to Table Institute on the Dardenne Creek Campus. There, you’ll team with students from SCC’s agriculture and healthcare programs to promote healthy living and food system sustainability.

The suggested course sequence helps you to complete your program.

Degrees

Culinary, AAS

Baking & Pastry, AAS

Certificates

Culinary, CA

Baking & Pastry, CA

Careers

Executive Chef
Executive Pastry Chef
Sous Chef
Culinary Chef
Culinary Research and Development
Kitchen Manager
Culinary Instructor
Recipe Designer
Restaurant Manager

Industry Salaries

Surveys show chef salaries in Missouri range from $59,000 to $84,000 and pastry chefs typically earn $48,000 to $79,000.

What’s more, federal labor statistics predict the culinary profession will grow 25 percent between 2020 and 2030.

Whether you're interested in our certificate or degree programs, you'll find a well-rounded, progressive curriculum to guide you toward your future in culinary arts or baking and pastry. You'll leave SCC prepared to enter the workforce in any number of culinary professions. Both our Culinary and Baking and Pastry degree programs feature embedded certificates of achievement so that you gain practical skills and industry-recognized credentials more quickly!

Contact Information

Jen Bussen
Dean
636-922-8283
jbussen@stchas.edu

Jennie Fuentes
Director of External Programs & Operations
636-922-8284
jfuentes@stchas.edu

Mike Dewes
Academic Program Coordinator
636-922-8722
mdewes@stchas.edu

Denise Lammers
Administrative Assistant
636-922-8280
dlammers@stchas.edu