If you are interested in a professional culinary arts program, head to Hocking College. Rated as one of the Top 10 Best Culinary Schools in Ohio by Best Choice Schools in 2017, Hocking College’s Culinary Arts program incorporates cooking and management skill training in a state-of-the-art cooking laboratory.
As a student chef, you’ll gain hands-on experience through coursework and industry participation. You'll learn the fundamentals of culinary production as well as the management skills of the modern kitchen, leading you on a successful career path.
Key benefits of choosing the Hocking College Culinary Arts program include:
The demand for culinary graduates continues to increase. Trained chefs are needed throughout the country in hotels, restaurants, resorts, hospitals, cruise ships, country clubs, and more.
Hocking graduates begin their careers as cooks, prep cooks 
One of the services used to help our graduates find jobs is through the Professional Chef and Culinary Network known as Chef Rolls. We also encourage graduates to keep their LinkedIn profiles up to date.
We've got a few reasons. Watch the video below and see for yourself.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are statements of what a student will be able to do when they have completed a program. They represent the knowledge and skills a program has determined are most important for students to gain from that program and include both the Success Skills (institutional outcomes) and Program Outcomes. SLOs are specific and measurable so the program can accurately assess the degree to which students have achieved each outcome, and they align with college and institution mission and values. Data on the achievement of SLOs is used to make improvements in the program and increase student success.
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The following outcomes are skills, behaviors, and attitudes cultivated in students seeking the Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts:
Additional certifications can be earned in the following areas:
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| Academic Year | Retention Rate |
| 2016 - 2017 | 37.5% |
| 2015 - 2016 | 46% |
| 2014 - 2015 | 56% |
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2017 - 2018 Retention Rate: N/A |
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2016 - 2017 Retention Rate: 37.5% |
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2015 - 2016 Retention Rate: 46% |
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2014 - 2015 Retention Rate: 56% |
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2013 - 2014 Retention Rate: 47% |
Graduation rates are determined by the office of Institutional Research. To ensure appropriate time for data collection, this report will be run and posted annually in the last week of September for the previous academic year. It should be noted that annual graduation rates may change as students continue to graduate. The following criteria will be utilized for the calculation of graduation rates:
All graduates of the program
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All students with the program in their history of programs of study
| Academic Year | Graduation Rate |
| 2016 - 2017 | 13.04% |
| 2015 - 2016 | 18.99% |
| 2014 - 2015 | 22.45% |
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2017 - 2018 Graduation Rate: N/A |
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2016 - 2017 Graduation Rate: N/A |
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2015 - 2016 Graduation Rate: N/A |
You can earn certifications in the following areas:
