IMage courtesy Institute of Culinary Education website
The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) has launched its first Associate of Occupational Studies degree program designed for those seeking an accelerated, college-level curriculum with a restaurant and hospitality focus.
The 62-credit degree program will be taught throughout 60 weeks and is composed of four segments. The two main segments, Culinary Arts and Restaurant & Culinary Management, will take place at ICE’s Pasadena campus.
The degree program combines the school’s award-winning Culinary Arts and Restaurant & Culinary Management curricula with applied general education courses online.
The general education and career development courses will be completed online. The Culinary Arts & Management degree program will be followed by similar hybrid programs in Pastry & Baking Arts & Management and Health-Supportive Culinary Arts & Management in the coming months.
“At the Institute of Culinary Education, our goal is to provide each student with an ever-evolving opportunity for growth and education,” said ICE CEO Rick Smilow in a prepared statement. “The new AOS degree is an opportunity for students to gain essential culinary arts skills, entrepreneurial and restaurant business knowledge, supported by a foundation of core topical knowledge.”
The new hybrid program includes:
Culinary arts, pastry and baking, restaurant and culinary management and general education and career development
“What makes ICE’s AOS program truly compelling is its pace compared to that of existing colleges, while not compromising on the quality of education,” Smilow said. “In 60 weeks, students can accomplish what is essentially covered in two years at other schools, which achieves our goal of getting students engaged and interacting with the industry as quickly as possible.”
For more information about ICE’s Culinary Arts & Management AOS, visit https://www.ice.edu/
