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Culinary Arts-AA Degree

Woodland Community College · Woodland, CA

Cost
$4,060
Length
144 weeks
Working 6 months later
Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
112

Small group — treat with caution

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
100%
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Woodland is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Chefs and Head Cooks

Job ads may call this: Chef · Cook · Head Cook · Sous Chef

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
  • Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
  • Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
  • Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
Show 4 more things this job involves
  • Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
  • Check the quantity and quality of received products.
  • Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
  • Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
Typical pay in California
$66,134per year
Projected openings
43,670
Projected change
+11%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
5 years or more in a related job
Training after you are hired
None

Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 32% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 17% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
17%
High school diploma
32%
Started college, no degree
20%
Two-year degree
16%
Four-year degree
12%
Master's degree
2%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.7%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Kitchen Manager · Cafeteria Manager · Dietary Supervisor · Kitchen Supervisor

  • Compile and balance cash receipts at the end of the day or shift.
  • Forecast staff, equipment, and supply requirements, based on a master menu.
  • Assess nutritional needs of patients, plan special menus, supervise the assembly of regular and special diet trays, and oversee the delivery of food trolleys to hospital patients.
  • Perform personnel actions, such as hiring and firing staff, providing employee orientation and training, and conducting supervisory activities, such as creating work schedules or organizing employee time sheets.
Show 3 more things this job involves
  • Record production, operational, and personnel data on specified forms.
  • Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
  • Estimate ingredients and supplies required to prepare a recipe.
Typical pay in California
$48,170per year
Projected openings
209,550
Projected change
+10.2%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired
None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 36% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 11% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
11%
High school diploma
36%
Started college, no degree
27%
Two-year degree
10%
Four-year degree
14%
Master's degree
2%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.5%

Cooks, Restaurant

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Cook · Saucier · Fry Cook · Line Cook

  • Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
  • Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
  • Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
  • Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
  • Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
Typical pay in California
$46,017per year
Projected openings
271,050
Projected change
+18.5%
Usually needs
No formal educational credential

Getting in

Experience needed first
Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired
1 to 12 months

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 42% of the people doing this work.

No high school diploma
27%
High school diploma
42%
Started college, no degree
18%
Two-year degree
6%
Four-year degree
6%
Master's degree
0.9%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.3%

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

Provider's website →

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • Nations Finest OfficeAffiliate site

    Phone: 530-809-2831

    535 Wall StreetChico, CA 95928about 1.9 miles away

    Hours: Monday -Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

  • Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc.Comprehensive center

    Phone: 530-961-5125

    500 Cohasset Road, Suite # 30Chico, CA 95926about 3.6 miles away

    Hours: Monday - -Friday 8:000am - 5:00pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Alliance for Workforce Development Inc.-OrovilleComprehensive center

    Phone: 530-538-7301

    78 Table Mountain BlvdButte Co. Dept. of Employment and Social ServicesOroville, CA 95965about 18.8 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

    Has a veterans' representative

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you →