What Kind of Career Can You Expect?
You may begin your exciting hospitality career in a wide variety of businesses, virtually anywhere around the world. Your skills will be needed by fine-dining establishments, resorts, catering companies, hotels, airlines, bakeries, home meal replacement businesses, and commercial foodservice facilities.
Those who are considering enrollment are advised to give serious consideration to the long hours of difficult work required, both at college and in your subsequent employment within the foodservice industry.
What is the Outlook for Job Opportunities and Pay?
The hospitality industry is the world’s largest and fastest growing employment sector, offering unlimited opportunities all over the world. No matter which area of the industry you choose, as a Boise State culinary graduate you will have the professional training to move ahead in your career and work toward advanced, skilled foodservice positions.
We are proud to have one of the best schools in the Northwest and we take pride in producing students who are hired by some of the finest dining establishments.
Our focus on quality provides you with skills that last a lifetime. We encourage you to stop by and tour our facility.
What Skills, Traits, or Prep Classes Would be Helpful?
– Can manage and cook in a foodservice setting
– Have both theory training and hands-on experience
– Have basic business skills
– Understand and utilize the latest technologies
– Display analytical skills
– Have a knowledge of and passion for food
– Are flexible and dependable
– Display ethical and enthusiastic behavior
– Are skilled at oral and written communication
– Utilize excellent interpersonal and team skills
– Can perform critical thinking and complex problem-solving
– Understand how to manage profitability and significantly enhance the bottom line
– Anticipate the wants and needs of increasingly sophisticated customers and respond
with the latest ideas.
– Have a sense of timing, speed, stamina, and dexterity
– Have a good work ethic and are able to perform under pressure
– Are dedicated to continuous learning
All AAS degrees can be expanded into four-year Bachelor of Applied Science degrees.
Culinary Arts Center
We have a full-service Culinary Arts training facility on Boise State University's main campus, featuring a commercial kitchen, bakery, deli, and full-service dining and meeting rooms where lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday - Friday.
The facility also has a technology classroom where multi-media instruction takes place.
We encourage prospective students to visit campus and tour our facility.
Call 426-1431 to learn more about campus visits.
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