Business Administration - Culinary Arts Certificate | Cooperative Program

Thiel College students will be able to run both sides of the “house” in the restaurant business thanks to an agreement between Thiel and the American Academy of Culinary Arts at Pittsburgh Technical College.

Students will spend three years at Thiel College and a year studying culinary arts at the suburban Pittsburgh Technical College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and a culinary certificate. Graduates can earn a culinary arts, baking and pastry, or custom culinary arts certificate.

Students enrolled in the program are required to take business courses in accounting, management, marketing, business law and operations management. Culinary arts courses include culinary skills, classical and international cuisine, American regional cuisine, baking and pastries, and food and beverage management.

For further information regarding this program, contact Prof. Angelo Giannini at 724-589-2243 or agiannini@thiel.edu.