Recent Student Championships and Awards & Student Testimonials (click image)
Program Excellence -- MCC’s Culinary Arts Program was the first in Hawaii to be accredited the by American Culinary Federation Educational Institute’s Accrediting Commission.
Recent Student Championships and Awards – MCC student teams have won numerous state, regional, and national awards .Some of the most recent include:
AWARDS ARCHIVE TitleAward Award Date ORGANIZATION GIVING AWARD EXAMPLE: Regional Bronze Medal, Kona, HI 1/12/22 American Culinary Federal Regional Junior Food Competition Regional Bronze Medal, Kona, HI 1/1/04 American Culinary Federation State of Hawaii Junior Food Competition State Championship Team 1/1/02 American Culinary Federal National Junior Food Competition National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers Hot Food Competition, Orlando, FL 1/1/01 American Culinary Federal National Junior Food Competition National Finalist, Alizee Liquor, New York, NY 1/1/01 American Culinary Federal Regional Junior Food Competition Regional Bronze Medal, Tucson, AZ 1/1/01 American Culinary Federation State of Hawaii Junior Food Competition State Championship Team - more-- 1/1/01 American Culinary Federal Regional Junior Food Competition Regional Gold Medal, Coeur dÂ’Alene, ID 1/1/00 American Culinary Federal National Junior Food Competition National Finalist, Chaine des Rotisseurs Young Commis Competition, Laguna Beach, CA 1/1/00 American Culinary Federal National Junior Food Competition National Bronze Medal Winner, Nashville, TN 1/1/00 American Culinary Federal Regional Junior Food Competition Regional Bronze Medal, Kona, HI 1/1/00 American Culinary Federation State of Hawaii Junior Food Competition State Championship Team 1/1/00 American Culinary Federation State of Hawaii Junior Food Competition State Championship Team 1/1/99 American Culinary Federal Regional Junior Food Competition Regional Silver Medal, Las Vegas, NV 1/1/99 American Culinary Federation State of Hawaii Junior Food Competition State Championship Team 1/1/98 American Culinary Federal Regional Junior Food Competition Regional Bronze Medal, Sacramento, CA 1/1/98 American Culinary Federation State of Hawaii Junior Food Competition State Championship Team 1/1/97 American Culinary Federation State of Hawaii Junior Food Competition State Championship Team 1/1/96Faculty Excellence – Many of the tenured faculty, listed below, have been recognized for their commitment in the classroom by receiving the prestigious University of Hawaii Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award (indicated by *):
Bobby Santos*, program director
Don Sprinkle
Robert Santos*
Chris Speere*
Culinary Arts program instructors are:
Ben Marquez
Theresa "Cheech" Shurilla
Julie Umitsu
Dean Louie
and staff members Doug Paul and Sally Cool.
Tution & Fees
In State - Per Credit
$63.0000 Non - Resident - Per Credit$320.0000
Brittan Thompson Joy Tangonan Laura McLean Megan Kilgore Natasha Hillinger Palonape Ampong Pam Kruse Zalen Endo

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