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More than 70,000 futures have started at Kirkwood... Yours can be one of them! Prepare for an exciting career in the hospitality and tourism industry! At Kirkwood, you ll learn from the best, working alongside gourmet chefs at The Class Act Restaurant and professional hoteliers at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center. Students fill training and support roles that match their progress through our programs. They serve as chefs, concierges, caterers, supervisors, guest room attendants, restaurant servers and bell staff. Taking teaching to the next level, our Hospitality Arts programs feature block curriculum. For example, instead of meeting twice a week for 16 weeks, you might meet five days a week for six weeks. This schedule fully immerses you in specific topics, allows for better continuity in content and sequential topic presentation. There are times when students are required to be in class on weekends, in order to gain experience during The Hotel s busiest times. Our graduates find work in everything from casual and fine dining restaurants, to casinos and large food corporations, locally, across the United States and internationally. Once they leave our programs, they will be even better prepared to enter the workforce. For more information call 319-848-8770 or www.kirkwood.edu/careers.

Culinary Arts 2-year AAS degree Featuring seasonal breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, dining at The Class Act is a delicious one-of-a-kind experience. The Class Act also serves as a real-time, real-world teaching environment for Kirkwood s groundbreaking Culinary Arts program. Our menus are designed differently, far more creatively, in response to our teaching responsibility. Our guests have very high expectations for what is prepared here, so you will learn culinary arts in a real-world setting. You will receive more than one full year of faculty-directed lab instruction. Then, put your training to work by planning, preparing and serving at catered events at The Kirkwood Center. Students are required to purchase professional uniforms and tools to use when in labs and kitchens. Field trips to various food service establishments and an optional trip to the industry s national convention are also included in the course of study. International travel and education opportunities are available for culinary students. This program is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission. You ll have the opportunity to earn nationally recognized certification upon completion of the program.

Hotel Management 2-year AAS degree Seventy-one luxury rooms, stylish, Euro-chic features, an extensive, completely original art collection of hand-blown glass, student, faculty and local art every detail at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, floor to ceiling, was hand-chosen to create an amazing atmosphere for guests to enjoy. This facility is designed as much for the student experience as public guest options. It is a learning laboratory for students to be better prepared when they enter the professional hospitality industry as entry-level managers, completing a variety of functions. Students spend in excess of 500 hours receiving authentic learning opportunities in the housekeeping, front office, restaurant and sales divisions at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center. You will also have the opportunity to apply for the Disney Institute college program, to complete part of your internship requirements. This exciting program is a paid internship that offers unique benefits while working, learning and living at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Baking and Pastry Arts 1-year diploma Get creative with a Baking and Pastry Arts diploma. It is designed to prepare students for entry-level bakery positions. Students prepare for their careers through practical experience in preparation of baked goods for The Class Act Restaurant and conference center at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center. Classes are taught in the learning laboratory at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center. Students are required to purchase professional uniferms and tools to use when in labs or in the bakery.

Restaurant Management 2-year AAS degree In addition to management and food service techniques that you ll learn as part of the staff of The Class Act Restaurant, your instruction also will cover nutrition, purchasing, sanitation, computers, human relations and some of the legal aspects of the hospitality industry. This program prepares students for entrylevel management positions. During your last semester, you ll put your training to work by planning, preparing and serving at catered events at The Kirkwood Center. Students are required to purchase professional uniforms and tools to use when in labs and kitchens.

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center This facility is a learning laboratory for students to be better prepared when they enter the professional hospitality industry. The service is second to none. These 350-plus students bring high-value hospitality to you, our guests. Excited about the industry and eager to learn, they work alongside top hospitality professionals, giving them constant, daily learning situations as they serve the traveling and dining public. Students serve in many support roles to match their levels of progress through our programs. They fill roles of guest room attendant, concierge, kitchen staff, restaurant servers, supervisors, bellhops and caterers. Kirkwood Community College Hospitality Arts graduates find work in everything from casual and fine dining restaurants, to casinos and large food corporations. About 90 percent of them find work within 100 miles of Kirkwood. So, this probably won t be the last time you see them. Once they leave our programs, they will be even better prepared to enter the workforce. Visit www.thehotelatkirkwood.com for more information.

Advising At Kirkwood, you have options. Kirkwood advisors help students with their academic futures, from developing and academic plan to choosing the best courses to smoothly transfer to a four-year school. Advisors can also help clarify course requirements or refer you to support services as needed. You ll work with an advisor to choose the degree pathway that meets your needs and meets your transfer college requirements Then, we will help you select courses that count toward your future bachelor s degree. Visit www.kirkwood.edu/advising for more information. Kirkwood s High School Offerings Even high school students can get in on the action! High school juniors and seniors can take Kirkwood classes that fulfill credit for both high school and college. See www.kirkwood.edu/earncredit for more information. Kirkwood Continuing Education Whether you want to advance your professional career or enrich your personal life, Kirkwood Continuing Education can help you achieve your goals. We offer top quality programs taught by highly skilled learning facilitators, at convenient times and locations. Go to www.kirkwood.edu/ce for a full course listing. All of this, along with world-class faculty, extensive student services and low tuition make Kirkwood the place to start if you want to GO ANYWHERE!

Find all the ways you can visit Kirkwood s campus and get started as a student at www.kirkwood.edu/visitcampus. Kirkwood Community College 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW PO Box 2068 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406-2068 www.kirkwood.edu Contact 319-398-5517 or 800-363-2220 or admissions@kirkwood.edu for more information.