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CHEF AVERSO: THE OPPORTUNITIES
AND THE PLACEMENT FOR CHEFS AND
GRADUATES FROM CULINARY
PROGRAMS ARE A LOT WIDER THAN
THEY USED TO BE IN THE PAST.
THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM HERE
AT TCC ON THE NORFOLK CAMPUS,
IS A TWO YEAR DEGREE
PROGRAM THAT CULMINATES
IN THE ASSOCIATES OF APPLIED
SCIENCES AND CULINARY ARTS.
TCC ALSO OFFERS 3 CAREER
STUDIES CERTIFICATES.
ONE, IN KITCHEN MANAGEMENT,
WHICH IS A 21 CREDIT,
2 SEMESTER CERTIFICATE.
A CAREER STUDIES
CERTIFICATE IN CATERING,
WHICH IS A 2 SEMESTER,
24 CREDIT CERTIFICATE AND
A CAREER STUDIES CERTIFICATE
IN CLASSICAL COOKING,
WHICH IS A 2 SEMESTER,
18 CREDIT CERTIFICATE.
THE PROGRAM IS BASICALLY
DESIGNED EXACTLY THE SAME AS
ANY OF THE OTHER
PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS;
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE,
OBVIOUSLY, IS THE COST.
THE DEGREE IS THE SAME,
WE ARE CERTIFIED BY THE
AMERICAN CULINARY FEDERATION.
WHEN YOU GO OUT,
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT NAME IS
ON YOUR DEGREE OR YOUR DIPLOMA.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS
THE SKILL THAT YOU HAVE AND
YOUR DRIVE AND YOUR TALENT AND
HOW FAR YOU WANT TO TAKE IT.
PROFESSOR: GET YOUR SPONGE
GOING WHILE THEY'RE ROASTING.
CHEF AVERSO: THERE'S ACTUALLY
A, KIND OF, TWO-PRONGED,
INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP
THAT WE OFFER HERE.
THE INTERNSHIP IS ACTUALLY
DONE IN THEIR THIRD SEMESTER.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE
COMPLETED THE MAJORITY OF
THEIR KITCHEN
CLASSES ARE ALLOWED TO BE
A TEACHERS ASSISTANT.
THE INSTRUCTOR, THEN
CAN EVALUATE THEM AND SEE
WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE READY
TO GO OUT ON AN EXTERNSHIP.
THEN THEY'RE NEXT SEMESTER,
THEIR FINAL SEMESTER,
THEY WILL ACTUALLY
GO OUT AND WORK IN A
FOOD SERVICE ENVIRONMENT
AT WHICH TIME THEY ACTUALLY GET
REAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE.
CHEF: YOU'RE GONNA
ADD IT ALL IN THERE,
YOU WANT THE ORANGE LIQUEUR
IN THERE TOO.
CHEF AVERSO: ONCE YOU GRADUATE,
YOU TAKE THOSE TOOLS
AND YOU APPLY THEM AND
FROM THERE IT'S REALLY UP
TO YOU HOW FAR YOU WANT TO GO.
