Is cooking in the kitchen your happy place? Love cooking meals or baking treats? An education from culinary colleges in Florida can help you start earning money doing what you love. We offer several culinary programs at Broward Technical Colleges.

A Culinary Career

When you enroll in our hospitality and tourism courses you can turn your passion into a career. By completing our programs, you’ll be prepared to take a state or national-recognized industry certification or licensure exam, which can make you more employable.

Baking and Pastry Arts

Our baking and pastry arts course helps prepare you to become a baker or pastry cook. Then, you could work in bakeries, restaurants, hotels, and more. The foods you’ll learn about include cakes, cookies, breads, croissants, pies, and more. You’ll also learn decorating and presentation techniques.

This is a 600-hour course that takes approximately nine months to complete.

Professional Culinary Arts and Hospitality

In this class, you’ll use hands-on techniques to learn how to prepare commercial foods. This program, accredited by Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation, covers a variety of topics.

  • Safety
  • Employability skills
  • Care and use of equipment
  • Menu planning
  • Basic nutrition

This is a 1200-hour course that takes approximately ten months to complete.

Culinary Vegetarian and Plant-Based Specialty

Plant-based foods and meals are in high demand right now, which means specially-trained cooks to prepare them are as well. This course prepares you to work in a modern, plant-based restaurant.

This is a 600-hour hybrid course that takes six months to complete.

Still have questions? Reach out to our team today – we’re happy to help!