A program in professional cooking opens up a wide career path from work as a chef in a high-class restaurant or out on a cruise ship. This program offers students a chance to develop cooking skills through hands-on experience in a kitchen with poultry, fruits, vegetables and dough.

An associate of applied science is a program of study that prepared students for entry level position in a wide variety of fields. Students who enter this program typically have the goal of beginning to work immediately upon graduation instead of pursuing further study.