While Students spend many hours in the teaching kitchens mastering their culinary, pastry and baking skills, having practical experience in the culinary industry helps make you more marketable when you start your professional culinary career.

The OCCI faculty work closely with each student that has completed his or her course work to refer them to appropriate job opportunities. The extensive professional network of our chef instructors help our students to secure outstanding jobs upon graduation.

Throughout the OCCI program, students are constantly taught the expectations of the culinary industry and how to be culinary professionals. They are held to a high standard of attendance, conduct, safety, cleanliness and professional appearance. These skills and knowledge are crucial when students interview for jobs and help OCCI students stand out from the competition.

Our students have secured envious jobs in world reknowned resorts such as Mar-A-Largo, (Palm Beach, FL), Sheraton Resort, (Maui, HI) Bandon Dunes Resort, (OR), and other exotic locations.

Student Information

Starting paperwork:

• Before you start your job, you need to fill out externship starting paperwork for your Cohort; Culinary or Baking (starting paperwork). Once you send us this paperwork you will be registered for your externship. 

• Please be aware of the registration deadlines. If you send us your paperwork after the deadline you will not be registered until the following term.  

Send externship starting paperwork to:

Tara Pryor,CCC                                                                                                                                                                                                        1988 Newmark
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
Email: tpryor@socc.edu                                                                                                                                                                              Fax: 541-888-7454  

Finishing paperwork:

• Once you have worked (396 hours) you need to fill out the finishing externship paperwork for your Cohort; Culinary or Baking (Ending Paperwork).

• Please make sure you fill out the Graduation Application and turn it in with your externship packet. You must also complete the graduation survey, and loan exit interview. You cannot graduate without completing these steps.

• Send your completed externship packet to Tara Pryor, CCC

Externship Forms for Download:

Externship Information:

Externship Check List
Externship Overview to Students
Dining Services Externship Application

Culinary Externship: (Starting Paperwork)

Culinary Externship Agreement Form
Externship Supervising Chef Biography
Externship Statement of Confidentiality
Externship Confirmation Form

Culinary Externship: (Ending Paperwork)

Worksite Evaluation Form
Externship Essay Form
Externship Recipe Form (Need 6 filled out)
Externship Student Timesheet
Graduation Application 

Graduation Survey

Loan Exit Interview

Baking & Pastry Externship: (Starting Paperwork)

Pastry Externship Agreement
Externship Supervising Chef Biography
Externship Statement of Confidentiality
Externship Confirmation Form

Baking & Pastry Externship: (Ending Paperwork)

Final Pastry Evaluation Form 
Externship Essay Form
Externship Recipe Form  (Need 6 filled out)
Externship Student Timesheet
Graduation Application 

Graduation Survey

Loan Exit Interview