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The Job Outlook in Culinary & Hospitality

CCM graduates of Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management have a strong future ahead of them! Industry sectors, “Accommodation and Food Services” and “Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation” are the two leading areas in Morris County with projected positive employment growth over the next ten years. (Source: JobsEQ® Perkins V Report, 2023)

Managers at hotel and travel resorts are growing as global demand returns to pre-pandemic levels. Travel and leisure trends, plus construction of new facilities, have aided in the growth of new positions.

Let CCM help you acquire the relevant skills and training to begin on this career pathway or enhance your current skillset to ensure your competitiveness in the job market.

Fast Facts About the Culinary & Hospitality Profession

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ranking in Morris County for highest annual job demand for hospitality and tourism careers
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projected growth in employment for chefs and bakers over the next ten years
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jobs for lodging managers are projected each year at a rate of 7% growth by 2032
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days a year is the schedule for many restaurants, hotels and resorts enabling substantial opportunities for workforce

Associate Degree & Certificate of Achievement for College Credit Programs

Studying business at CCM offers a multifaceted and versatile educational experience with numerous benefits for individuals seeking a diverse range of career paths. The college offers two options for students who are seeking a degree and to secure a job or advance their career.

Associate Degrees

Coming Soon! An accelerated hospitality management program through CCM Virtual Campus – earn your degree in as little as 18 months!

Certificates & Training Programs

Certificate of Achievement

Prevocational Training Program

The two-part, not-for-college credit Culinary Opportunity Program, teaches fundamental culinary skills as well as hands-on tool and equipment usage in a bakeshop. The courses include Serv-Safe certification plus resume and interview preparation.

CCM Fast Facts

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college credit programs of study – two certificates of achievement and two associate of applied science degrees
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credits needed to earn a certificate which can be applied towards an associate degree
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is the length of the CCM food truck with a four-burner stove, 24-inch griddle, two-basket deep fryer, cotton candy machine, crepe and funnel cake makers
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of all workers in New Jersey, nearly 2 million, are employed by a small businesses
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“Culinary Arts is the preparation, cooking and presentation of food. Hospitality Management is the academic study of the industry. The Teaching Kitchen and Dining Room at CCM is one of the best in the area offering a multitude of different state-of-the-art learning experiences.”

Mark Cosgrove

Chairperson, Department of Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts

ECSC - culinary and hospitality center

Center for Entrepreneurship & Culinary Science

Coming Soon! CECS

Through a partnership with the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, other area chambers and local businesses, CCM is building the Center for Entrepreneurship and Culinary Science (CECS), an 11,325 sq ft of enhancements for learning. This innovative partnership will result in new opportunities for community members who seek to launch or scale their own business.

The CECS will also be the home to CCM’s new Culinary and Hospitality Arts Institute of NJ (CHAI-NJ). CHAI will focus on training executive chefs for the region’s many restaurants as well as providing a pipeline of qualified and well-educated employees.

“This is very entrepreneurial, a desire to fulfill a need or solve a problem. The CECS will support students of all ages and interests in successfully launching their business.” – Meghan Hunscher (President & CEO, MCCC)

“The culinary and entrepreneurial studies building represents another major milestone in our college’s journey to provide a cutting-edge learning environment for our students pursuing their dreams in the culinary industry and the entrepreneurial field. It will serve as a hub for creativity, innovation, skill building, and the cultivation of future leaders, in these important industries in our ever-evolving world. This new building is to help inspire, educate, and fully support the next generation of top culinary masters and business visionaries.” – George J. Milonas ’98, Chairman, CCM Board of Trustees

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