Associate degree · Initial professional preparation
Professional Culinary Arts AAS Degree
Schoolcraft College · Schoolcraft College, Livonia campus, Livonia · United States
- Official award
- Associate of Applied Science in Professional Culinary Arts
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campus
- Tuition
- USD 143see costs below
Award and recognition
Professional culinary arts training in instructional kitchens at the Livonia campus, with a student-run restaurant.
- Qualification category
- Associate degree
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Schoolcraft College
- Issued by the school
- No: awarded by another body
- On completion
- A Associate of Applied Science in Professional Culinary Arts.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Professional cookery
- Entry level
- Entry level not stated
Stated by the schoolHigher Learning CommissionAccreditation
Scope: Institutional accreditation
Stated by the schoolAmerican Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF)Accreditation
Scope: Culinary Arts Program, as stated by the college
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
- Note on hours
- Packet states 60-66 credit hours for the associate degree (2023-24).
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Admissions
- Entry route
- Selective admissions: students complete prerequisites (for example CUL 103 and a ServSafe certificate) before formal admission to the program.
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Costs
Original currency is authoritative. Tuition, mandatory extras and accommodation are shown separately and never converted or added together for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident tuition per credit hourTuition · mandatory | USD 143per credit, 2026-27 | Other fee categoryResidents of the Schoolcraft college district | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Non-resident tuition per credit hourTuition · mandatory | USD 206per credit, 2026-27 | Other fee categoryNon-resident students (Michigan residents outside the district) | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Out-of-state tuition per credit hourTuition · mandatory | USD 270per credit, 2026-27 | Other fee categoryOut-of-state students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| International tuition per credit hourTuition · mandatory | USD 270per credit, 2026-27 | International students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Uniforms (2023-24 packet estimate)Mandatory extra · mandatory | USD 380one-time, 2023-24 | All students | 1 May 2023SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Knife set (2023-24 packet estimate)Mandatory extra · mandatory | USD 159.99one-time, 2023-24 | All students | 1 May 2023SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: internship arrangement, teaching and practical hours, funding.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. How verification works.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)