PTC Culinary School receives important national accreditations

LITTLE ROCK— The Pulaski Technical College Arkansas Culinary School will host a news conference at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 12 at the Pulaski Technical College Little Rock – South site, located at 13000 Interstate 30 in Little Rock to announce receipt of accreditation signifying the highest level of professionalism in the in the culinary and hospitality  industries.

Two of the college’s degree programs have received accreditation from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation’s Accrediting Commission (ACFEF) and the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA).

With this accreditation, the PTC Arkansas Culinary School joins the ranks of other nationally-recognized culinary and hospitality schools, and thus offers students the opportunity to graduate with the title Certified Culinarian or Certified Hospitality Graduate. These certifications will allow graduates to enter the workforce with the most widely recognized culinary and hospitality credentials in the nation.

The Pulaski Technical College Arkansas Culinary School is the only college in Arkansas to offer ACFEF accreditation for an Associate of Applied Science in culinary arts and is the only two-year college in the state to offer ACPHA accreditation for Associate of Applied Science in hospitality management. ACPHA/ACFEF dual accreditation is offered at only 15 colleges and universities in the United States. 

Additionally, the PTC Arkansas Culinary School apprenticeship program has received American Culinary Federation recognition as the only culinary apprenticeship program in the state.

Most importantly, these accreditations are widely-recognized objective benchmarks in the culinary and hospitality professions. Pulaski Technical College Arkansas Culinary School graduates can expect to gain greatly enhanced employability based on their levels of skill and expertise as measured by these rigorous accrediting bodies.

Pulaski Technical College is a comprehensive, two-year college that serves the educational needs of central Arkansas through more than 90 occupational/technical degree and certificate programs, a university-transfer curriculum and specialized programs for business and industry.

The college’s mission is to provide access to high quality education that promotes student learning, to enable individuals to develop to their fullest potential and to support the economic development of the state.

NEWS RELEASE INFORMATION

For Immediate Release
Date: March 10, 2010
Contact: Tim Jones, Director of Public Relations and Marketing
Phone: (501) 812-2760

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