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    Build Your Future as a Food and Beverage Manager

    Cypress College’s Hotel, Restaurant, Culinary Arts Department has a modern teaching facility on the Anaheim campus. It is the perfect venue for students focusing on a career in food and beverage management. Our hands-on learning environment prepares students to become skilled leaders in the restaurant and food service industry. Student learn by doing in our student-run restaurant, Cypress Bistro.

    The Food and Beverage Management program provides students with a broad and thorough foundation in restaurant management, beverage operations, managed food services, and special events. Coursework emphasizes the role of guest services, effective oral and written communication, teamwork, management and leadership strategies, ethical decision-making, and critical thinking. Students will prepare for a career in the thriving restaurant and food service industry.

    The program also offers:

    • Comprehensive, hands-on and high-quality education
    • Experienced and passionate faculty
    • Accredited degrees and certificates
    • Small classes with faculty and student interaction
    • Affordable tuition
    • Career Fair
    • Job opportunities with local hospitality employers
    • University transfer partnerships
    • Cypress Bistro, a student-run restaurant

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Food Service Fundamentals Certificate, 15 units
    Food and Beverage Management Certificate, 36 units
    Food and Beverage Management Associate in Science in Food and Beverage Management, 60 units
    Students who earn an associate degree have the option to transfer to a Bachelor in Science in Hospitality Management program.
    Associate in Science in Hospitality Management for Transfer (beginning Fall 2019), 60 units

    The program is $46 per unit for California residents, not including books, fees, and supplies. Units vary by course, but the average is three units per course. Unit fees for the 15-unit certificate would be $690, the 36-unit advanced certificate would be $1,656, and the 60-unit associate degree would be $2,760. Most students also qualify for some form of financial aid.

    Most full-time students taking 15 credits per semester can complete a certificate in one to three semesters and an associate in science degree in two years. Students may elect to attend part time as well.

    The median wage for food service managers in California is $50,820 annually.

    Food and beverage management students have many career opportunities, particularly with local employers. Some of the many employers of program graduates include the Aramark Gastronome at CSU Fullerton, Sodexo Disney Castmember Cafeteria, Fairview Commons MBK Senior Living, Jay’s Catering, House of Blues Live Nation, Young’s Market, St. Jude Hospital, Hyatt, Marriott, Pelican Hill, Disneyland Resort, Cellar, Vaca, Pueblo, and Urban Plates.

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    • Food Service Fundamentals Certificate, 15 units
    • Food and Beverage Management Certificate, 36 units
    • Associate in Science in Food and Beverage Management = 60 units (2 years)
    • Associate in Science in Hospitality Management for Transfer Degree (beginning Fall 2019) = 60 units (2 years)

    Additional Requirments

    There are no additional requirements to enroll in this program; however, some courses do have prerequisites that can be viewed in the Cypress College Catalog and the Schedule of Classes.

    Faculty

    Culinary Arts
    Jeremy Peters
    jpeters@cypresscollege.edu

    Pastry Arts
    Stephanie Rosati
    srosati@cypresscollege.edu

    Hospitality Management
    Lisa Clark
    lclark@cypresscollege.edu

    Food and Beverage Management
    Amanda Gargano
    agargano@cypresscollege.edu

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    U.S. Department of Labor lists Marketing Managers and related careers as Bright Outlook occupations, which are expected to grow rapidly in the next several years, or will have large numbers of job openings.

    The US Department of Labor projects a 15% growth in employment by 2026 for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. Cypress College reports that 93% of its recent program graduates, got jobs according to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges job placement rate.

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    This program is accredited by the Court Reporters Board of California (CRB) and the National Court Reporting Association (NCRA).

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    California Community College Strong Workforce Program Bronze Star Recipient. Bronze Stars are granted when a program attains outcomes in one metric of these three. Either a substantial increase in earnings, the attainment of a living wage, and / or a job closely matched with the field of study.

    Bronze Star Recipients
    • Automotive Technology: 89% increase in earnings
    • Automotive Collision Repair: 58% increase in earnings
    • Accounting: 60% increase in earnings
    • Business Management: 58% increase in earnings
    • Mortuary Science: 175% increase in earnings
    • Environmental Control Technology: 73% of students attained the regional living wage
    • Health Information Technology: 51% increase in earnings
    • Radiologic Technology: 60% increase in earnings
    • Dental Assistant: 419% increase in earnings
    • Alcohol and Controlled Substances: 62% increase in earnings
    • Computer Graphics and Digital Imagery: 94% increase in earnings
    • Computer Networking: 100% of students are employed in a job similar to their field of study
    • Culinary Arts: 101% increase in earnings
    • Hospitality: 106% increase in earnings
    • Flight Attendant: 104% increase in earnings
    • Technical Theater: 84% increase in earnings
    • Human Services: 53% increase in earnings

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    California Community College Strong Workforce Program Silver Star Recipient. Silver Stars are granted when a program attains outcomes in two metrics of these three. Either a substantial increase in earnings, the attainment of a living wage, and / or a job closely matched with the field of study.

    Silver Star Recipients
    • Diagnostic Medical Sonography: 322% increase in earnings and 89% of students attained the regional living wage
    • Psychiatric Technology: 203% increase in earnings and 100% of students are employed in a job similar to their field of study

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