As enrollment climbs, GRCC adds culinary classes to Lakeshore Campus

Mitchell Boatman, The Holland Sentinel
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HOLLAND TWP. — In response to increased demand and growing enrollment, Grand Rapids Community College is adding a handful of culinary education classes to its Lakeshore Campus.

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Grand Rapids Community College will begin offering culinary arts classes at the Lakeshore Campus in Holland Township in January 2023.
Grand Rapids Community College will begin offering culinary arts classes at the Lakeshore Campus in Holland Township in January 2023.

Four introductory classes for GRCC’s Secchia Institute for Culinary Education will be offered during the winter semester. The offerings at the Lakeshore Campus will be lecture-based, since the new campus doesn't have kitchens.

GRCC is aiming to meet student demand and support employers looking for skilled workers.

“The culinary courses offered at the Lakeshore Campus allow students to earn credit toward our Culinary Arts Associate's Degree Program and several certificate degrees,” said Werner Absenger, director of the Secchia Institute.

Classes include exploration of food service, restaurant sanitation and safety, principles of food science and food purchasing and cost control.

In response to increased demand and growing enrollment, Grand Rapids Community College is adding a handful of culinary education classes to its Lakeshore Campus.
In response to increased demand and growing enrollment, Grand Rapids Community College is adding a handful of culinary education classes to its Lakeshore Campus.

Exploration of food service will meet 1:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays from Feb. 27-April 27. Restaurant sanitation and safety will meet 1:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays from Jan. 9-Feb. 21. Principles of food science will be offered 4-7 p.m. Mondays from Jan. 9-April 24. Food purchasing and cost control is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Tuesdays from Jan. 10-April 25.

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Lakeshore Campus enrollment has grown to 1,243 students this fall, up 20 percent from the fall 2021 enrollment of 1,025. GRCC opened the campus — located in The Shops at Westshore at 12335 James St. — in August 2021.

To learn more, visit grcc.edu/lakeshore-campus.

— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at mboatman@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch.

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