ProStart Program
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ProStart is a nationwide, two-year high school program that unites the classroom and the industry. It develops the best and brightest talent into tomorrow’s restaurant and foodservice industry leaders. In Michigan, 70 high schools and career centers use the ProStart curriculum with more than 5,000 students participating. Students learn vital kitchen skills, including food safety and knife cuts, and important management lessons, such as menu development and marketing. The state competition provides a hands-on opportunity for students to demonstrate the skills learned throughout the year and be judged by top industry professionals.
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ProStart CurriculumProStart utilizes "The Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts" curriculum and ServSafe guidelines, helping educators implement an effective learning experience in today’s classroom environment. A blended coverage of culinary arts and management topics are designed to develop well-rounded skills that translate to the workplace. ProStart is the career and technical education culinary program of choice of the Michigan Department of Education and exceeds all state standards.
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National Certifications
Students who have completed the requirements of the Prostart Program are awarded an industry-recognized certificate titled the ProStart National Certificate of Achievement (COA).
Earning a COA means a student has:
Students who receive the certificate are eligible for NRAEF scholarship opportunities and course credits at some of the country's leading hospitality and culinary arts colleges and universities. Colleges providing credit are updated annually in the ProStart Student Passport.
Earning a COA means a student has:
- Successfully Passed the Level 1 Exam
- Successfully Passed the Level 2 Exam
- Completed 400 experience hours beyond classroom time
Students who receive the certificate are eligible for NRAEF scholarship opportunities and course credits at some of the country's leading hospitality and culinary arts colleges and universities. Colleges providing credit are updated annually in the ProStart Student Passport.
Michigan ProStart Schools
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High Schools & Career Centers
Anchor Bay High School Armada Area Schools Bay Arenac ISD Benton Harbor Area Schools Boyne City High School Branch Area Careers Center Breithaupt Career & Technical Center Calhoun Area Career Center Wilson Talent Center Careerline Tech Center-Holland Cheboygan High School Clare-Gladwin RESD Clintondale High School Dakota High School DCTC at Riverview FlexTech High School Fraser High School Genesee Career Institute Gaylord High School GoLightly Technology Center Gratiot Isabella Technical Education Center Hastings High School CTE Culinary Arts Heartlands Institute of Technology--Ionia Howell High School Huron Area Technical Center Huron High School--Ann Arbor Public Schools Iosco RESA Career & Technical Education Jackson Area Career Center Kalamazoo RESA Lapeer Education & Technology Center Lincoln High School LISD TEch Center Livonia Career Center Mecosta/Oceola Michael Berry Career Center Muskegon Area Career Tech Center Newaygo County Career Tech Center Niles High School Oakland Tech Center NE Oakland Tech Center NW Oakland Tech Center SE Oakland Tech Center SW Pankow Technical Center Petoskey High School Pioneer High School--Ann Arbor Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Rising Stars Academy River Rouge High School Romeo Engineering And Technology Center Romulus High School Roseville High School Saginaw Career Complex Sanilac Career Center South Lake High School Southfield High School St. Clair County TEC SWWC @ Saline High School Taylor Career Center Traverse Bay Area ISD Troy Athens High School Tuscola Technology Center Van Buren Technology Center Warren Consolidated Schools Career Prep Center Warren Woods Tower High School West Shore ESD Wexford-Missaukee CTC Windover High School William Ford Career-Tech Center Ypsilanti Regional Career Technical Center |
Secondary Education
The following institutions of higher learning recognize the ProStart curriculum through articulation agreements: *Henry Ford Community College Hospitality Studies *Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts *Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at Grand Rapids Community College Culinary Arts *The Chef ’s Academy *The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes * State wide articulation agreements Culinary Institute of Michigan Ferris State University Lake Michigan College Food Management Macomb Community College Mott Community College Great Lakes Culinary Institute at Northwestern Michigan College Northwood University Oakland Community College Schoolcraft College Sullivan University *Accept certificate of achievement Four Year Programs
The following institutions of higher learning recognize the ProStart curriculum through articulation agreements: Central Michigan University Marketing & Hospitality Services Eastern Michigan University Hospitality Management Ferris State University Hospitality Management Grand Valley State University Johnson and Wales Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Michigan State University Hospitality Business Northern Michigan University Restaurant & Foodservice Management Sullivan University The Chef ’s Academy The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institute |
