English GA · Two-year
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ↗
Valdosta, GA · Public
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 35 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CIP 12.0505 · CLASSIFICATION 2020
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant.
A program that prepares individuals to serve under the supervision of chefs and other food service professionals as kitchen support staff and commercial food preparation workers. Includes instruction in kitchen organization and operations, sanitation and quality control, basic food preparation and cooking skills, kitchen and kitchen equipment maintenance, and quantity food measurement and monitoring.
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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.
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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.
Connected Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant award observations
Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 12.0505. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.
| Year ending | Award level | Reporting institutions | Positive awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Certificate 1–2 years | 18 | 300 |
| 2025 | Associate degree | 3 | 86 |
| 2025 | Certificate 2–4 years | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 3 | 56 |
| 2025 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 36 | 787 |
| 2024 | Certificate 1–2 years | 20 | 278 |
| 2024 | Associate degree | 4 | 45 |
| 2024 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 2 | 20 |
| 2024 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 36 | 709 |
| 2023 | Certificate 1–2 years | 23 | 186 |
| 2023 | Associate degree | 3 | 16 |
| 2023 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 2 | 15 |
| 2023 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 37 | 587 |
| 2022 | Certificate 1–2 years | 17 | 122 |
| 2022 | Associate degree | 4 | 26 |
| 2022 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 2 | 18 |
| 2022 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 38 | 620 |
| 2021 | Certificate 1–2 years | 15 | 135 |
| 2021 | Associate degree | 2 | 17 |
| 2021 | Certificate 2–4 years | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 41 | 635 |
| 2020 | Certificate 1–2 years | 18 | 152 |
| 2020 | Associate degree | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | Certificate 2–4 years | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 42 | 752 |
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CIP 12.0505 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 12 can involve different curricula and award levels.
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Institutions with reported graduates
73 institutions