Southwestern College Courses

Provides training in proper knife skills and butchery techniques. Explores cooking methods applied to the preparation of proteins. Introduces Garde manger and the art of food presentation techniques.

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Explores ways in which regional culinary traditions are shaped by many factors, including history, geography, migrations, social customs, technology, and globalization. [D; CSU]

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Introduces students to principles of food microbiology, food-borne diseases, as well as regulatory standards and measures required for the prevention of food-borne diseases. Meets current food protect

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 hours
• Paid Course

Introduces students to basic baking techniques and to the primary ingredients utilized in the baking industry. Emphasizes weights, measures, and preparation of basic sweet dough, rolls, pie dough, fil

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Familiarizes students with purchasing, supply chain management, cost control, and menu management. Analysis and management of food, beverage, labor and other costs within a hospitality/culinary operat

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

Trains students to prepare ingredients for doughs, pastries, fillings, and toppings using proper weights and measures. Emphasizes proper utilization of baking equipment and evaluation of finished bake

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Trains students in the application of professional-level chocolate work, confections, and pastry design and decoration techniques. Emphasizes the design, decoration, and presentation of pastries and c

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Covers advanced techniques utilized in the production, storage, evaluation, and presentation of uniform baked products. Emphasizes breads, rolls, pastries, and fillings and trains students in bakery l

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Introduces principles and skills acquired in business occupational majors to on-the-job assignments. One unit of credit is granted for every 54 hours of work experience. Credit may be accrued at the r

• California Community Colleges System
• 4640 hours
• Paid Course

Applies beginning-level principles and skills acquired in business occupational majors to on-the-job assignments. One unit of credit is granted for every 54 hours of work experience. Credit may be acc

• California Community Colleges System
• 4656 hours
• Paid Course

Covers intermediate-level principles and skills acquired in business occupational majors to on-the-job assignments. One unit of credit is granted for every 54 hours of work experience. Credit may be a

• California Community Colleges System
• 4672 hours
• Paid Course

Applies advanced-level principles and skills acquired in business occupational majors to on-the-job assignments. One unit of credit is granted for every 54 hours of work experience. Credit may be accr

• California Community Colleges System
• 4688 hours
• Paid Course

Emphasizes the study of contemporary modern dance as performance art consisting of basic dance technique, fundamental rhythms applicable to dance, and elements of dance design for the beginner. [D; CS

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 hours
• Paid Course

Emphasizes the progressive study of beginning to advanced-beginning level in modern dance techniques and dance studies. [D; CSU; UC]

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 hours
• Paid Course

Emphasizes the study of intermediate modern dance technique for the performance-oriented student. [D; CSU; UC]

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 hours
• Paid Course