Employment positions in the food science industry are available but are often unfilled for up to a year until a qualified candidate is found. The Miami Valley Career Technology (MVCTC) recognizes the growing need for individuals in food science careers and is the first career center to offer a Food Science Tech Prep program within the state of Ohio.
Food science is the study of food and the principles of its production, processing, preservation, and packaging. Students who attend MVCTC in the Food Science Tech Prep Program will develop the occupational knowledge, foundational skills and experiences, and professionalism needed for initial employment in the food science industry. Students may choose to continue on to college and obtain a degree in food science to pursue a more advanced career in the industry.
According to the 2009 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Membership and Employment Salary Survey, the median salary for food scientists for that year was $87,700. Salaries can vary significantly by collegiate degree, years of experience, and type of employer.
Ohio is home to more than 1,000 food processing businesses and manufacturers. Graduates of the MVCTC Food Science Tech Prep Program may consider career opportunities with companies including Abbott Nutrition, Campbell’s Soup, Cargill, ConAgra Foods, Dannon Company, General Mills, Givaudan, H.J. Heinz, J.M. Smucker, Kraft Foods, Mike-sell’s Potato Chip Company, and many more.
Students’ study and experience food science with hands-on experiments, combining an interest for food and for science. They apply principles of biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering to the research, development, production, processing, packaging, and distribution of food products, while meeting quality assurance standards in a system that is safe and secure. Students’ will also experience product development through planning conducting creative projects in the Test Kitchen and in the Sensory Laboratory. Daily laboratory activities give students a taste of various food science-related careers within the business, education and government sectors: food scientists/technologist, microbiologist, food engineer, meat cutter/processor/grader, toxicologist, biochemist/biophysicist, food broker, food/health inspector, food researcher, cheese maker, produce buyer, baker, bacteriologist, packaging engineering, food processor, storage supervisor, sensory scientist, laboratory technician, food designer, food quality control specialists, and much more.
Much of the food products we eat today would not exist without the discoveries and inventions of food science and technology. Consider the outstanding career opportunities available in food science. Contact Mr. Kevin Bergman for more information on food science at (937) 854-6081 or kbergman@mvctc.com
Sophomore visitation days are March 22, and April 19, 2012. Contact Mrs. Pam Bartley at (937) 854-8056 to schedule a visit to the MVCTC Food Science Tech Prep Program.
More information and a sophomore application to attend MVCTC are available at www.mvctc.com.
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