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2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Culinary/Hospitality


Lincoln Campus (some core courses online)

Types of Jobs Available

Culinary Arts graduates cook in country clubs, hotels, retirement communities, fine-dining restaurants, resorts, and catering services.

Hospitality Management graduates have a diverse range of career opportunities within the hospitality industry including hotels, resorts, restaurants, event planning, travel, and tourism. 

Program Entry and Awards

This program is located on the Lincoln Campus and accepts new students each term. Part-time students are admitted on a space-available basis.

Special Program Requirements

All Culinary/Hospitality students must obtain a Lincoln-Lancaster County Food Handlers and Responsible Beverage Server/Seller permit.

Students are required to purchase a professional uniform and appropriate shoes, and provide their own transportation to off-campus practicum and co-op learning sites. A minimum grade of “C” is required for all required Culinary/Hospitality program courses. A minimum grade of “C” is required for all courses which serve as prerequisites before students may advance to the next course in the sequence.

For more information contact:
Abigail Hoch, Program Co-Chair
402-437-2524, 800-642-4075 ext. 2524
ahoch@southeast.edu

Vicki Rethmeier, Program Co-Chair
402-437-2528, 800-642-4075 ext. 2528
vrethmeier@southeast.edu

or the College Admissions Office
Lincoln 402-437-2600, 800-642-4075 ext. 2600

 

The American Culinary Federation Logo ImageThe Culinary program is accredited by the American Culinary Federation, 6816 Southpoint Pkwy Ste 400, St. Jacksonville, FL 32216


            

The Great Plains Culinary Institute is home to SCC’s Culinary/Hospitality program. It also houses Course Restaurant, an upscale dining establishment operated by students that is open to the public for lunch.

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