Food and Beverage Service
Undergraduate Badge
Grand Rapids • Face to face • 10 Credits
Overview
Grand Valley's Food and Beverage Service badge program equips students with essential skills for working responsibly and productively in the food and beverage industry. This face-to-face program is open to both degree and non-degree-seeking students, offering flexibility and accessibility.
The coursework covers:
- Food Safety.
- Management Principles.
- Kitchen Operations.
Studying Food and Beverage Service at Grand Valley is advantageous because it teaches superior service strategies, best practices in food safety, and effective cost and revenue control systems. The badge enhances one's resume with recognized credentials, providing a competitive edge in the hospitality and tourism management sector.
A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript.
Admission Information
Admissions to complete a digital badge is open to both degree and nondegree seeking students. If you are not currently a Grand Valley student, start your application here.
For current GVSU students:
- Declare your badge via myBanner. Login to Banner Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select the appropriate badge from the drop down list, and click Submit.
- Speak with the appropriate badge coordinator to ensure criteria are being met. You will be able to track your progress toward the badge in myPath as well!
- Once you are done with the requirements, apply to receive the badge via myBanner.
- Once the completion of your badge has been verified, the badge will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your transcript. In addition, your digital badge will be posted on Credly.com.
School of Community Leadership and Development
Kristen Jack, Department Chair
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Career Opportunities
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Top skills- Management of Personnel Resources
- Speaking
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Instructing
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 29,875.35 | 10% |
| $ 35,095.89 | 25% |
| $ 37,862.22 | 50% |
| $ 47,340.46 | 75% |
| $ 59,286.78 | 90% |
Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.
Top skills- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 39,228.79 | 10% |
| $ 43,305.60 | 25% |
| $ 48,068.79 | 50% |
| $ 51,001.59 | 75% |
| $ 59,134.40 | 90% |
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
Top skills- Speaking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 33,403.48 | 10% |
| $ 43,803.86 | 25% |
| $ 56,282.97 | 50% |
| $ 71,452.64 | 75% |
| $ 96,406.57 | 90% |
Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.
Top skills- Active Listening
- Time Management
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
- Coordination
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 25,527.99 | 10% |
| $ 28,630.85 | 25% |
| $ 32,594.66 | 50% |
| $ 36,237.33 | 75% |
| $ 40,354.26 | 90% |
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Scholarships
Grand Valley State University offers a wide variety of merit-based
scholarships. For information on all of the scholarships that are
available to students, please visit Scholarships at GVSU.
Grand Valley offers myScholarships
(a scholarship matching tool) to help admitted students match
with GVSU scholarships, as well as external scholarship opportunities.
myScholarships will prompt you to answer questions to help match you
to scholarships for which you might qualify.
Open To All Majors
The badge is designed for:
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Hospitality & tourism majors
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Business students
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Event planners
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Students in any major seeking serviceindustry experience
This accessibility makes it valuable for students pursuing
parttime work, internships, or hospitality careers.
Student Organizations
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