(AP) -- Horry-Georgetown Technical College is doubling the size of its culinary arts program in the next three years to serve the needs of hundreds of restaurants on South Carolina's Grand Strand.
The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports the number of culinary students will double to 300.
The college is building a new two-story building on its Grand Strand campus to house classrooms, kitchens, a bakery and two restaurants. The building will also have labs and a demonstration amphitheater.
Executive vice president for continuing education Tom Maeser says food service has become a major industry with 1,500 restaurants on the Grand Strand. The region is the heart of the state's $14 billion tourism industry.
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