TJC Culinary Arts

09/11/2026

Congratulation Chef Pool!!!

We made her work for it before she got the trophy, but it was fantastic!

05/27/2026

We still have some slots remaining for this year's High School Career Exploration Camps. There is no charge to the students attending this camp.

12/04/2025

09/30/2025

Congratulations to TJC Culinary Arts Professor Jake Kovacs who took 1st Place in the 4th Turkish Tastes Cooking Competition at Dallas College.

07/02/2025

Congratulations to TJC Culinary Arts student, Abigail Siber, who won silver at the SkillsUSA National Competition this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.

04/07/2025

Our students worked very hard for these competitions!

02/25/2025

In the most recent segment of Apache Kitchen, Chef Matson, Chef Pool, and Chef McMillian demonstrate how to make Crab Cakes.

Apache Kitchen: Crab Cakes

02/24/2025

Friday we hosted our 2nd Annual High School Culinary Team Competition. We had an amazing turnout with 9 local high schools showcasing their skills in both Baking & Pastries and Savory dishes. The future of culinary arts is bright with these rising stars!

In the Baking & Pastries competition, the winners were:
Jacksonville - 1st Place
Lindale - 2nd Place
Palestine - 3rd Place

In the Savory competition, the winners were:
Tyler CTC - 1st Place
LaPoynor- 2nd Place
Winona - 3rd Place

We want to thank everyone who participated and made this event a success!

02/24/2025

It is so wonderful to see what alumni are doing after graduating!

When Laurel & Pearl owner Mandy decided to open a bakery in Tyler, she assumed she would have to make a trek to Dallas several times a week to attend culinary school in pastry. Little did she know at that time that Tyler’s own TJC had just started a new culinary program the prior semester and it included a pastry track! She set up a meeting with the program director, Chef Larry Matson, and started classes that fall.

The program taught her not only the basics of French pastry, but also was invaluable in teaching her the business basics of owning and operating a food service business.

TJC is one of the largest community colleges in Texas with an enrollment of 15,757 students. It ranks within the top 20% of community colleges in Texas. The TJC experience includes rigorous academics, 66 national championships in athletics, stellar fine and performing arts programs, modern residential facilities, and organizations and clubs that reflect student diversity.

Tyler is truly blessed to have such an amazing community college in our midst.

We love LOCAL and we LOVE TJC!

We are located in Tyler at
The Shops at La Piazza
4815 Old Bullard Rd

02/06/2025

On the most recent segment of Apache Kitchen, Chef Matson, Chef Pool, and Chef McMillian demonstrate how to make a pie crust.

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