Food and Beverage Management Program highlights
Open the door to a career as a food and beverage manager with an associate degree.
Positions in food service management are challenging, satisfying, and in high demand. The Culinary Institute of Michigan’s food and beverage management degree will prepare you for a successful career in hospitality and dining, overseeing operations at restaurants, bars, resorts, and more.
- Learn what it takes to successfully manage a restaurant or other food service operation.
- Train in state-of-the-art facilities that are equipped with the same tools food and management professionals use on the job.
- Get hands-on instruction from experienced professionals in the culinary industry in small classes that allow you the attention you deserve.
Why Study to Become a Food and Beverage Manager?
After completing the food and beverage management degree, you’ll be ready for a variety of entry-level positions such as assistant manager, assistant chef, catering and event salesperson, or assistant dining room manager. With food and beverage management positions in high demand, this associate degree can easily create many opportunities for you to advance in your food and beverage manager career.
Food and Beverage Management Curriculum
CIM’s food and beverage management degree is a two-year program consisting of 60 credit hours (48 hours of major courses and 12 hours of general education requirements). Our food and beverage classes include convention banquet sales and service, beer styles and service, and restaurant operations.
Sample Courses
Convention and Banquet Sales and Service
Beer Styles and Service
Restaurant Operations
Additional Food and Management Requirements
Students must complete Restaurant Operations (FBM 2810) with a grade of C or better to graduate. The food and beverage degree also includes mandatory TIPS and ServSafe certifications, as well as a 200-hour supervised work experience requirement.
Program Locations
This program is offered at the following campus locations:
Accreditation
CIM is accredited by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC). CIM is one of two Institutions Statewide and one of only six in the U.S. to earn the “Recognition of Quality Culinary Education” designation from the Prestigious Global Food Authority World Association of Chefs’ Societies.
Food and Beverage Classes Available
Food and beverage management courses are offered in-person on our campuses in Muskegon and Port Huron. In Michigan, our students come from Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Cadillac, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Owosso, Traverse City, and many other locations. Beyond Michigan, our online graduates hail from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other states.
On Campus Available
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Core courses for this degree program are not offered through Baker Online.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available through Baker Online each semester.
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Core courses for this degree program are not offered through Online Live.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available through Online Live each semester.
Online Live