Employment Outcomes

  • 90% of graduates are employed upon graduation
  • 98% of graduates are employed within three months of graduation
  • Graduates of the AAS in Food Service Management generally start in entry-level positions, but typically move into supervisory positions within 6 months of employment largely due to skills acquired with their degree
  • Students can expect to make between $12 - $15 an hour after graduation as an entry level cook.  A sous chef can expect to make an average of $35,000 per year.  An executive chef can expect to make an average of $60,000 per year.

Alumni have worked at the following restaurants and/or companies:

  • NOMA, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Tarrytown, New York
  • Chez Panisse, Berkeley, California
  • Cafe Zuni, San Francisco, California
  • SPQR, San Francisco, California
  • Bouchon Bakery, Yountville, California
  • Walt Disney World Resorts, Orlando, Florida
  • Commander's Palace, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Paw's Up, Potomac, Montana
  • Rock Creek Cattle Company, Deer Lodge, Montana
  • The Ranch at Rock Creek, Phillipsburg, Montana
  • Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, Montana
  • The Stockfarm Club, Hamilton, Montana
  • Second Set Bistro, Missoula, Montana
  • 1889, Missoula, Montana
  • Plonk Wine Bar, Missoula, Montana
  • The Pearl, Missoula, Montana
  • Cambie, Missoula, Montana
  • University of Montana