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On Saturday, March 1, The Art Institute of California – Orange County opened its doors to over 1500 students, industry professionals, members of the media and community members to launch the new programs in Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing & Management.
Rock the Runway featured live musical performances by Dirty Heads and Everybody Else and art demonstrations from Arturo Guevara, Stephen Moreno, Brett Walker and Pinky Taylor. The Hurley skate team was also there to show off their skills on the skate ramp. The fashion show was the highlight of the afternoon with music from DJ Mark Moreno and looks from Hurley, O’Quinn, Fox, Vans, Osiris, Alpinestars, Seychelles and many more. Joanie, from America’s Next Top Model season six, was one of the runway models.
Gourmet food was prepared by Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo from the Food Network show 2 Dudes Catering and the culinary students helped distribute the complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
Several attendees went home with prizes thanks to sponsors who donated merchandise for the raffle and silent auction. All proceeds went directly towards scholarships for Art Institute of California – Orange County students.
If you were there, make sure to look for your photos in the gallery. Didn’t make it? The photos will make you feel like you were there.
Fashion Degree Programs Offered
Fashion Design, Bachelor of Fine ArtsDrawing upon an array of influences from history and politics to fine art and social lifestyles, fashion designers create garments and accessories that have the power to define a person’s identity. Students in the twelve-quarter Fashion Design program cultivate their personal style and develop skills in design and pattern making, employing both traditional and computer-generated design.
Fashion Marketing & Management, Bachelor of Science
Fashion merchandisers bring designs from the showrooms to the retail market. Using keen business sense, they anticipate consumer demands, recognize quality, create appealing displays and keep preferred styles on the sales floor. The twelve-quarter degree program spans across business, fashion and design disciplines.
Degree Programs Offered
Bachelor of Fine Arts Programs
» Fashion Design
Fashion Design
Program DescriptionInspiration for today's dazzling array of fashions comes from everywhere... modern artists, space travel, ancient costumes.This degree program emphasizes innovation and creativity in fashion. After gaining practical experience, some of our graduates have opened their own businesses in clothing design and production, retailing, couture, boutiques, and theater costume studios.Students are introduced to the basic skills of construction, sewing, flat pattern drafting, and draping. By learning and applying the principles of good design, they create fashionable garments. Further training increases students' conceptual experiences, enabling them to take an idea from the planning stage through the construction process to the finished garment. Students move on to the development of collections, with opportunities to present their creativity in fashion shows and competitions.During the program, students learn to critique their ideas and creations as art, as a fashion statement, and as a marketable garment. An objective of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design degree program is to help students attain a fundamental grounding in fashion design, an introduction to the theory and practice of draping, pattern drafting, construction and sewing, fashion illustration, and creative design. These skills are enhanced through computerized patternmaking and design hardware and software systems. Advanced courses provide students with the opportunity to focus upon surface design and select a professional direction in men's, women's, children's, or accessory design. Professional skills and technical knowledge are also provided.Program Objectives1. Graduates will demonstrate advanced skills in construction, draping, fitting, pattern making as well as in specialty textile design, costume design, and product and concept development.2. Graduates will demonstrate advanced computer knowledge using industry software to create, grade, and mark patterns; use business software to develop specification sheets; and develop advanced knowledge of technical sketching and computer design.3. Graduates will make connections between world events and design, color, and forecasting trends in the apparel industry, and apply current events to business trends and to specialty markets such as costume design and active and formal wear.4. Graduates will develop and present advanced knowledge of apparel production processes from concept development through finished product.5. Graduates will apply knowledge of the couture market and the specific client and market drivers.6. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions in the industry, such as junior designer or pattern grader, or in one of the assistant technical positions in the design or production departments.Graduation RequirementsTo receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design, students must: receive a passing grade or credit for all required coursework; earn a minimum of 192 quarter-credits; achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher; meet portfolio or other requirements as outlined by the program; and satisfy all financial obligations to The Art Institutes.Bachelor of Science Programs
» Culinary Management
Culinary Management
The bachelor's degree program in Culinary Management prepares graduates for foodservice related management and supervisory trainee positions. The program provides an opportunity for students to become competent in the identified priorities of the foodservice industry: communication, training, leadership, motivation, management, human resources, technology, accounting, marketing, and customer relations
From overseeing food quality, to dealing with customers, to making staffing decisions, a foodservice manager handles hundreds of varied yet critically important tasks every day. The manager's capabilities and day-to-day performance, and abilities to make decisions quickly, often determine the ultimate success or failure of a foodservice operation.
Managers are involved in teaching, training, and motivating staff and handle all forms of human resources issues. They possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, function as effective team leaders, and supervise a culturally diverse staff. Computer proficiency in foodservice operations applications is an integral part of a manager's daily function. Above all, knowledge of the customer, and customer relations skills empower foodservice managers to render better service, and to cater to the demands of knowledgeable consumers and employees.
As students progress from quarter to quarter, they accumulate skills, understanding, knowledge, and maturity that help to define them as candidates for entry into their chosen careers. By design, each course of study builds upon the previous one, so that the student realizes a cohesive understanding of the material and a rising sense of accomplishment.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management enables the student to demonstrate practical, analytical, and technical abilities to potential employers. In addition, career goals and strategies are explored, as a group, and individually. Critical thinking becomes an important attribute as students must analyze potential markets and career options that will best address their professional goals.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for externships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Advertising
The bachelor's degree program in Advertising is a 12-quarter program. It is designed to provide graduates with the skills needed to work in the field of advertising, art direction, copywriting, and account supervision. A solid art foundation combined with hands-on advertising curricula, prepares students for entry-level positions with advertising agencies and departments, art studios and departments, marketing companies and departments, and production companies.The program provides graduates with a foundation in design, copywriting, advertising campaign, marketing, business, and life skills needed to develop and sustain a career in advertising and related fields. In this program, students develop the creative and conceptual thinking and group awareness skills to produce design solutions. Students build upon the art and design foundation to produce ideas and manage and lead imaginative teams. The curriculum focuses upon intensive training in problem solving, group dynamics, and advanced technology. Graduates from this program possess the competencies which will allow them opportunities within design studios, advertising agencies, both traditional and interactive, as well as in other related communication companies.Graphic Design
Some of today's most dynamic industries are based on graphic design. The fields of advertising, publishing, television, and graphic design offer great opportunities for trained visual communicators, especially designers and artists.
Advertising agencies require the talents of many professionals. Art directors work with writers to develop original concepts. They also supervise a creative process that relies on the expertise of layout artists, production artists, illustrators, photographers, and printers.
In the field of publishing, art directors and designers work with editors and journalists to design and produce magazines, books, and newspapers.
Graphic designers create a vast range of visual communications, including corporate identity programs, consumer package designs, annual reports, exhibit materials, direct mail, brochures, and multimedia presentations.
The television industry now employs many trained visual artists who use conventional and computer technology to create commercials, sophisticated titling, and graphics.
The Art Institute of California - Orange County is the first step toward a career in graphic design. Initially, students develop basic skills in design, illustration, painting, and typography, and are trained in creative problem solving and the ability to offer solutions that are successful in the business of commercial graphics.
Emphasis is placed on learning the skills and techniques of both computer graphics and traditional design and production tools, such as the drawing board and drawing instruments. Advanced training includes the execution of assignments encountered by professionals in the field. Students graduate with the training and portfolio normally required for an entry-level position in visual communications.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for externships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Industrial Design
The Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Program offers students an educational environment that fosters creativity, innovation and critical thinking. These qualities define form and function of products and systems, balancing the needs of the user with the capabilities of industry. Industrial Design graduates benefit society through their design skills, technical knowledge and aesthetic sensibilities.
The program prepares students for entry-level career opportunities in a versatile and dynamic profession, providing the tools to compete in a global economy.
Industrial designers take a product and make it user-friendly, decide how it looks and feels, as well as how it functions. They take toys, phones, computers, furniture, even automobiles—and develop them, from "great idea" to manufacture. Industrial design is a career in three dimensions—combining creative ideas, refined technical skills and artistic application of design. It involves creating prototypes for product designs, point-of-purchase displays, exhibition design, even special effects. It’s a combination of creativity, technical skill and artistic talent. It all comes together in models or full-scale environment creations. Professionalism is a change in focus for the industrial designer: rather than focusing on one or two hard skills, the industrial designer participates in a wider role of business activities. This creates a challenge for those entering the field. While entry level industrial designers need to offer their first employers “happy hands” (hard skills that can be put immediately to work), entry level designers also needs to have greater training and education so that they can grow more effectively in their career.
Each student at The Art Institute of California – Orange County is expected to attain an understanding of a body of theoretical and practical knowledge, appropriate to their degree objective, in their chosen field. This understanding is demonstrated through measurable student learning outcomes specified in the outline of each course of each degree program. In the Art Institute’s degree programs, students are not only expected to complete specific courses but also to develop critical and analytical learning abilities together with education values that contribute to lifelong learning. We believe that everything we do must be based on quality service to our students and the communities we serve.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for internships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Interior Design
Interior designers are experts in the art of creating mood, from a romantic supper club to a work-efficient office environment. Their canvas is space. Their tools are color, texture, fabric, and light. And their task is to create an environment where form and function merge. Interior designers know how to warm a room with ponderosa pine or cool it down with stark white. They know when paisley will perfect a look or overpower it. In short, interior designers have the ability to shape the way we feel about where we live, work, and play.
There's a science to this art. It is part psychology, part computerized drafting, part architecture. It is understanding how people respond to color, how to manage traffic flow, and how to create an atmosphere that's right for a particular space. It is knowing how to get the most out of a project budget, big or not so big. And it is working from your innate sense of artistry to create an environment that meets all the structural demands required by the industry as well as aesthetic demands on which you pride yourself as a professional. First things first - learning to become an interior designer begins with a strong foundation. We get you started with studies in drawing, perspective, proportion, color, and basic design. From there, you move on to computer-aided drafting (CAD) to plan residential and commercial space. You also learn the importance of structural safety codes and how they impact your role as an interior designer.
No matter what your personal taste, your understanding of the profession broadens with courses in the history of interior design and art of various cultures. Our experienced faculty, most of whom are practicing professionals in the field, give you the inside story on textiles, ergonomics, and lighting.
Your resume and interviewing abilities will be polished in professional development courses that give you the practical skills you need for a job search in today's employment market. And your all important portfolio - a compilation of your best work that shows your value to a prospective employer - will be ready for professional display, after preparation and practice in portfolio class. It's your way to let the outside world know just what you can do for the inside one.
Graduates of this program are prepared for entry-level positions such as assistant designer, facility and space planner, or drafts-person. With experience and the entrepreneurial spirit, you may choose to work on your own or pursue advanced positions such as senior designer or project director.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for externships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Fashion Marketing & Management
Program DescriptionThe Fashion Marketing & Management bachelor's degree program is a program rich in theory and practice. The focus on theory at the beginning of the program articulates the guiding principles that provide the foundation for the hands-on application of design concepts. Students will develop abilities in the foundation aspects of the fashion design process. They will quickly move to the founding principles of marketing, advertising, merchandising, and management. They will learn how the profession interfaces with others and how to manage the business of their profession. They will develop aesthetic and ethical sensitivities over the course of the program.Program Objectives1. Graduates will demonstrate proficiency with common business computer programs including inventory management, presentation, spreadsheet, and Web software. 2. Graduates will accurately use industry terminology to analyze and meet client needs. This process will include trend forecasting, textile evaluation, and usage for specific markets.3. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to plan and analyze key marketing and management processes including event planning, product development, target market identification, market research strategies, and supply chain distribution.4. Graduates will demonstrate the knowledge of Visual Merchandising as a communication tool to market the merchandise to the consumer.5. Graduates will demonstrate professional presentation skills to include appropriate interpersonal communication skills; articulation of knowledge of fashion marketing and management; and mastery of industry standards, professional practices, and ethics.6. Upon graduation, students are prepared to seek entry-level positions in the industry positions such as management trainee, assistant manager, visual merchandiser, manufacturer's representative, and assistant merchandise buyer. After gaining professional experience, graduates may obtain more advanced positions in management and merchandise buying. Some graduates eventually work independently as consultants or open their own businesses.Graduation RequirementsTo receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Marketing & Management, students must: receive a passing grade or credit for all required coursework; earn a minimum of 192 quarter-credits; achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher; meet portfolio or other requirements as outlined by the program; and satisfy all financial obligations to The Art Institutes.Game Art & Design
The bachelor's program in Game Art & Design offers a broad range of work-ready design and technology competencies focused on career paths in the specialty of game art. Students will acquire a combination of skills in drawing, perspective, 2-D design, and animation. They will study lighting and scene setup, color theory, anatomy and gesture, as well as explore motion maps, characters, level design, and rotoscoping. Students also will develop skills in scriptwriting, storyboarding, character animation, programming, networking, and Web-based game content production. In this program, students will learn the importance of creating portfolios and reels that reflect their knowledge of the game industry.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute of California - Orange County include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for internships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Media Arts & Animation
Television, both network and cable, major corporations, commercial post-production facilities, and film production companies are among the industries that make use of skills developed by graduates of the Media Arts & Animation program. Exciting opportunities such as animation artist, special effects artist, broadcast graphics designer, and video post-production artist are at the forefront of an industry that is repackaging information in creative new ways.
The Media Arts & Animation graduate is a highly skilled and specialized visual communicator who combines artistic talent with technological know-how to create impressions in a moving-image format.
Students begin with a substantial foundation in drawing, color, design, video production, and computer applications. From this foundation, students develop advanced skills in various aspects of computer graphics and animation. Students learn to use the tools of the computer animation profession, ranging from computer operating systems to 3-D modeling and desktop video production. These tools enhance students' flexibility and creativity, and enable them to produce an individualized digital portfolio that demonstrates their practical and technical abilities to potential employers.
Graduates will be prepared with fully focused, entry-level skills to enter this fast-paced, high-tech field.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for externships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Visual & Game Programming
The objective of the program is to prepare students to become technical artists. Intensely hands-on, this program combines traditional animation skills with technical skills and extends the student's ability to create and operate programs and scripts for 3-D graphics animation.To develop and design an animated 3-D game, it takes the work of both an artist and a technical programmer. The artist creates characters, backgrounds, and other graphics to make the game visually appealing and exciting while the technical programmer creates programs/scripts to enable the various movements and interactions of characters and objects. For both sides to work effectively as a team, it is critical to have a third party whom the industry professionals call "Technical Artist." The Technical Artist must have the artistic talent and abilities, and more importantly, the Technical Artist must also be well versed in the technical aspects of the game, thus capable of comprehending the intent of the artistic creator and the technical needs and challenges in achieving the intended results of the game designers. With that unique understanding, the Technical Artist can customize the programming tools in a computer software application to best meet the needs of an individual game.Graduates of the Visual & Game Programming program may find employment in the fields of animation, multimedia, and game art and design. However, their mastery of knowledge and skills in visual art and design, as well as programming, makes them uniquely qualified to be what industry professionals call Technical Artists, who following the career track can grow into Technical Directors. Since this is an emerging field, not many job titles currently exist. Possible entry-level positions for a graduate of the Visual & Game Programming program include: Technical Artist; Data Wrangler; Rendering Wrangler; Technical Developer; Assistant Technical Director; Artist Wizard; 3-D Tools Programmer; Game Programmer; and Junior Technical Cinematic Artist.Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
Please contact the Office of Admissions for more information about this new program.Web Design & Interactive Media
Web design and interactive media is an exciting new field of integrated electronic communications that is becoming an essential part of the business, education, and entertainment industries. The advent of multimedia has established a regeneration of energy in business that has led to the creation of employment opportunities that require an individual who can combine sound, graphic arts, text, and video/film to enhance the dissemination of information. Compounding this is how the Internet is changing the scope of business today, resulting in the creation of a vast new electronic marketplace where commercial transactions take place in Web-based applications.
The individual interested in this field is one who feels comfortable with and challenged by technology, and who has specialized skills as an artist or technician. Many of the faculty are industry professionals committed to helping students combine their creative abilities with technical skills for entry into the multimedia-related professions of entertainment, publishing, electronic games, education, marketing, corporate communications, and consumer information delivery. Web-based applications present an improved measurability of information effectiveness via click-through, leads, and sales. By working in classrooms and computer labs, students develop a foundation in drawing and design, image manipulation, multimedia system design, scriptwriting, sound, video, and animation. More complex coursework involves combining animation tools to integrate text, sound, images, animation, and video to complete a project. Students also learn about the structure of electronic games, information design, interactive authoring, computers in animation, and video/teleconferencing.
As an outcome of the program, each student uses all of the skills learned to create an individualized digital portfolio.
Graduates of this program are prepared for entry-level positions in this rapidly expanding and fascinating field.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute of California - Orange County include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for externships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Associate of Science Programs
» Baking & Pastry
Baking & Pastry
Please contact the office of admissions for more information about this new program.Culinary Arts
Today, America's interest in culinary arts is growing as never before. Few occupations can offer the creativity, excitement, and growth found in the culinary arts. Restaurants, hotels, clubs, resorts, convention centers, retirement homes, hospitals, and entertainment facilities all offer career opportunities for the culinary professional.
According to the 1998-1999 Occupational Outlook Handbook, opportunities for chefs, cooks, and other kitchen workers are expected to be plentiful to the year 2006 and to grow as fast as the average of all occupations. This is due to the affluence of baby boomers, the fast pace of life, availability of more leisure time, and growth in population of 16- to 24-year-olds. Currently 4.8 million people are employed in the food service industry.
Consumer expectations will rise accordingly, and the industry needs to be prepared to respond to increasing demands for service, quality, nutrition, diversity of product, and flavor.
The curriculum for The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California - Orange County's Culinary Arts program is based on the classical principles of Escoffier, emphasizing progressive techniques and trends. Students are taught in modern kitchens and receive practical experience.
The Culinary Arts program consists of courses covering basic skills and techniques, including purchasing and cost control, human relations, kitchen management, international cuisine, nutrition, dining room procedures, garde manger, baking and pastries, á la carte kitchen, and an externship with a quality food service operation in the greater Orange County area.
Graduates of this program will be well prepared for entry into the field of culinary arts.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for externships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Graduation Requirements
To receive an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts, students must complete a minimum of 112 quarter credits with 28 quarter credits in general education courses and 84 quarter credits in the specialty area with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Also, a student must receive a passing grade or credit for all required course work, meet portfolio or other requirements outlined in the student handbook, and satisfy all financial obligations to The Art Institute.
Graphic Design
Some of today's most dynamic industries are based on graphic design. The fields of advertising, publishing, television, and graphic design offer great opportunities for trained visual communicators, especially designers and artists.
Advertising agencies require the talents of many professionals. Art directors work with writers to develop original concepts. They also supervise a creative process that relies on the expertise of layout artists, production artists, illustrators, photographers, and printers.
In the field of publishing, art directors and designers work with editors and journalists to design and produce magazines, books, and newspapers.
Graphic designers create a vast range of visual communications, including corporate identity programs, consumer package designs, annual reports, exhibit materials, direct mail, brochures, and multimedia presentations.
The television industry now employs many trained visual artists who use conventional and computer technology to create commercials, sophisticated titling, and graphics.
The Art Institute of California - Orange County is the first step toward a career in graphic design. Initially, students develop basic skills in design, illustration, painting, and typography, and are trained in creative problem solving and the ability to offer solutions that are successful in the business of commercial graphics.
Emphasis is placed on learning the skills and techniques of both computer graphics and traditional design and production tools, such as the drawing board and drawing instruments. Advanced training includes the execution of assignments encountered by professionals in the field. Students graduate with the training and portfolio normally required for an entry-level position in visual communications.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for externships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Digital Photography
Please contact the Office of Admissions for more information about this new program.Web Design & Interactive Media
Web design and interactive media is an exciting new field of integrated electronic communications that is becoming an essential part of the business, education, and entertainment industries. The advent of multimedia has established a regeneration of energy in business that has led to the creation of employment opportunities that require an individual who can combine sound, graphic arts, text, and video/film to enhance the dissemination of information. Compounding this is how the Internet is changing the scope of business today, resulting in the creation of a vast new electronic marketplace where commercial transactions take place in Web-based applications.
The individual interested in this field is one who feels comfortable with and challenged by technology, and who has specialized skills as an artist or technician. Many of the faculty are industry professionals committed to helping students combine their creative abilities with technical skills for entry into the multimedia-related professions of entertainment, publishing, electronic games, education, marketing, corporate communications, and consumer information delivery. Web-based applications present an improved measurability of information effectiveness via click-through, leads, and sales. By working in classrooms and computer labs, students develop a foundation in drawing and design, image manipulation, multimedia system design, scriptwriting, sound, video, and animation. More complex coursework involves combining animation tools to integrate text, sound, images, animation, and video to complete a project. Students also learn about the structure of electronic games, information design, interactive authoring, computers in animation, and video/teleconferencing.
As an outcome of the program, each student uses all of the skills learned to create an individualized digital portfolio.
Graduates of this program are prepared for entry-level positions in this rapidly expanding and fascinating field.
Method of Instruction
Instructional methods at The Art Institute of California - Orange County include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorial, and periodic examinations. Except for externships and field trips, all instruction is conducted in a classroom setting.
Diploma Programs
» Art of Cooking
Art of Cooking
The Art of Cooking diploma program is highly focused on fundamental skills and cooking techniques and food science. The program concentrates on cooking skills, baking and pastry, American regional cuisine with emphasis on plating, presentation and production. The program also offers Sanitation & Safety, Garde Manger (the art of the "cold kitchen"), Management, Supervision & Career Development, Purchasing & Product Identification, Food & Beverage Operations Management, and Management by Menu… all to balance their skills. Students in the Art of Cooking program develop skills in weight and measures, knife skills, equipment and tools identification, plating and presentation, cost control, ingredient mixing methods, soups and stocks, starch and pasta, vegetable cooking, breakfast cookery, cold salads,sauces, sandwiches, poultry and meat, and fish and shellfish handling and preparations. Students will also learn the proper procedures of food safety and food service temperature control. At the end of the Sanitation & Safety class, students will take the ServSafe written test and will receive a ServSafe Manager certificate after passing the test. Management, Supervision & Career Development will teach students how to run the kitchen and manage personnel. Students will also learn how to write a resume and thank-you letter, and will develop job-hunting and interviewing skills. The strength of this program lies in its teaching of basic skills, techniques for cooking and baking, and production.Program Objectives 1. Students will be able to demonstrate the knife skills, use of mise en place, appropriate use and care of equipment, selection of appropriate cooking techniques, and other recipe preparation skills (measuring and product identification) to successfully follow directions orally and from recipes.2. Students will also plan, prepare, produce, and professionally present dishes while consistently maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment as defined by HACCP standards.3. Finally, students will demonstrate the ethical and professional values of the culinary profession (including demonstrating the ability to conform to professional standards of conduct related to timeliness, appearance, behavior in a kitchen, especially in relating to diverse populations among co-workers and customers) through successful preparation of a resume and cover letter and the completion of team-oriented tasks.4. Graduates of the Art of Cooking diploma program will be prepared for employment in entry-level positions in the food service industry, such as prep cook, short-order cook, and line cook. The strength of this program lies in its teaching of basic skills, techniques for cooking and baking, and production.Graduation Requirements: To receive the Art of Cooking diploma, students must complete a minimum of 51 quarter-credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.