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Culinary Arts: Foundation

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Key facts

  • Program
    Undergraduate certificate
  • Duration
    1 year
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    12,288USD
  • Start date
    Aug, Jan

Program overview

What Cuesta College says about their program:

The Culinary Arts Foundation Certificate of Specialization provides job skills in a career technical educational program. It is designed to integrate academic and lab training with real life experience in the field of Culinary Arts. Selected courses within the curriculum meet requirements for entry level employment, food safety certification, transferability to CSU, and also provide students with lifelong learning knowledge as well as consumer and industry-applicable skills.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • General Secondary Education Certificate

English proficiency

Undergraduate

  • IELTS

    6

  • TOEFL iBT

    61

  • TOEFL PBT

    500

  • Duolingo

    85

English proficiency waivers

  • Your native language is English.
  • You have completed and passed the equivalent of college level English composition at a US college or university.
  • You have completed two or more years of secondary or higher education in an English-speaking country.

Documents required

  • Passport
  • Official transcripts must be evaluated and translated into English by a verified evaluation company.
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Official translations
  • Tuberculosis Clearance Certificate completed within 12 months prior to the first day of classes.
  • Proof of Financial Support
  • Proof of language proficiency
  • Visa (if applicable)
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Fees and funding

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    US$12,288 per year

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