Building a cuisine & baking sensation

Read more about the gift that made the remodel possible, the new curriculum that students are clamoring to sign up for and what local business people are saying.

We are open – What you can do to get involved!

• Invite cuisine and baking interns to your business
• Hire Clark graduates
• Mentor Clark students
• Donate to the $10.5 million project
• Tour Clark’s campus
• Contact Joel B. Munson at 360.992.2428

Quick Facts

• Officially opened on November 28, 2017. See the photos
• The renovation of the original footprint is 18,315 square feet.
• The renovation plus a new outdoor patio will be 20,615 square feet.
• The general contractor is Integrity Structures.
• When finished Clark will feed 16,000 people daily.
• This fall, we will open 3 kiosks, a full-service baking retail store and barista bar, and grab-and-go salads and sandwiches.
• The barista bar will offer a custom-blended roasted coffee called Penguin Perk.
• Next year, a fourth kiosk and student-run restaurant will open.
• Modern equipment allows learning about the fundamentals of cuisine and baking.
• First group of students are eager to start this fall.
• Chef Earl Frederick was hired.
• Our partners from The Tod and Maxine McClaskey Family Foundation visited the site on June 13, 2017.
• The new facility opened on November 28, 2017. See the photos