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Food Preparation and Safety, Certificate

Erie Community College · Buffalo, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Food Preparation and Safety program is designed to prepare the student with the necessary skills to be hired in an entry-level position in the hospitality industry. There is a high demand for basic food preparation positions which often lead to advanced opportunities with employers. During the 120 required hours of field experience (internship), students will be placed in well-known local establishments which often offer permanent positions. Basic knife skills, basic Food Preparation, Introductory Baking and Sanitation skills are required courses. Students will be prepared for employment in every aspect of the food industry, from private to public sector. Incorporated into the curriculum is our farm to table Learning Garden The garden is located within an easy walk from SUNY Erie City Campus. The Learning Garden promotes experiential learning, workshops, demonstrations and meal planning. This program is highly beneficial for those individuals in search of first line jobs that lead to growth in the industry. Upon completion of the certificate, SUNY Erie’s Career and Resource Center assists to successfully place students.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191083
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191083_41548612
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Summer I

2 items
  1. HR 136
    Sanitation
    Not resolved to a course
    2
  2. HC 142
    Working in the Learning Garden
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Summer II

1 item
  1. HC 143
    Working in the Learning Garden II
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Fall Semester

3 items
  1. HC 114
    Culinary Arts Basic Skills
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. HC 116
    Introduction to the Pantry and Garde Manger
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. HC 118
    Culinary Nutrition
    Not resolved to a course
    2

Spring Semester

3 items
  1. HC 124
    Introductory Hot Foods
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. HC 128
    Introduction to Baking
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. HC 239
    Bake Shop/Field Experience
    Not resolved to a course
    4

Note

0 items
    Source. Erie Community College, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.ecc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=32&poid=3722&returnto=2961. Captured page pages/0103.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.