Culinary and Hospitality Spotlight guests explore College of DuPage facilities, programs

Posted October 09, 2019 11:00 pm

Submitted by COD News Bureau

College of DuPage faculty talks with prospective students during the Culinary and Hospitality Spotlight event Oct. 2. Courtesy of College of DuPage

Approximately 90 community members and prospective students gathered Oct. 2 at the College of DuPage's Culinary and Hospitality Center during the Culinary and Hospitality Spotlight event at the Glen Ellyn campus.

Guests toured the college's state-of-the-art culinary and hospitality labs, met with COD faculty, and learned about careers and salaries in a variety of fields, including Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary, Culinology, Hospitality, Restaurant Management, Travel and Tourism, and Meeting and Event Planning. In addition, attendees learned about the college's certificate and associate degree program offerings and the 3+1 Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management program.

The Culinary, Hospitality Management and Tourism program at College of DuPage currently offers Associates degrees in Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinology, Meeting and Event Planning, Hospitality Management and Restaurant Management.

Certificate programs are also available in the Culinary, Hospitality and Travel fields.

View more photos from the event on the COD Newsroom Flickr.com page.

Learn more about the Culinary and Hospitality Center at www.cod.edu.

Visitors at the Culinary and Hospitality Spotlight event check out the offerings at the Culinary & Hospitality Center, inclduing the Waterleaf Restaurant. Courtesy of College of DuPage

A pizza cooks in a wood-fired oven during the Culinary and Hospitality Spotlight event Oct. 2. Courtesy of College of DuPage

A student prepares baguettes during the Culinary and Hospitality Spotlight event Oct. 2 at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Courtesy of College of DuPage

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