Invest in your roasting career with instruction from recognized experts and an education backed by decades of experience, scientific understanding, and thought 

Roaster Pathway Level 1 establishes the roasting craft with coursework in coffee analysis and evaluation, green coffee processing and sample roasting and production management and safety.  Level 1 graduates will have demonstrated a proficiency with the scientific and technical elements of roasting and laid the groundwork for the ongoing development of the craft.

Invest in your roasting career with instruction from recognized experts and an education backed by decades of experience, scientific understanding, and thought 

Roaster Pathway Level 1 establishes the roasting craft with coursework in coffee analysis and evaluation, green coffee processing and sample roasting and production management and safety.  Level 1 graduates will have demonstrated a proficiency with the scientific and technical elements of roasting and laid the groundwork for the ongoing development of the craft.

Roaster Pathway Level 2 will examine topics ranging from sustainability and business to culinary science and sensory analysis. Students will also travel to a coffee producing country, visiting farms and meeting producers to further deepen the connection to craft with real-world perspectives.  Roaster Pathway Level 2 graduates will leave the program with a depth of insight and experience necessary to innovate and lead in specialty coffee.

Green Coffee Buyers is a unique opportunity to learn from leading importers, growing both a career and a professional network as you embark on a life in coffee.  Importers, exporters, buyers, and traders alike will benefit from a curriculum built around the economic realities of the global coffee system. With instruction from leading professionals in every stage of the process, students will gain experience that will immediately carry over to their own work.

Golden Cup Technician Certificate (Brewing & Grinding).  A Certified Golden Cup Technician (GCT) is a coffee professional representing not only his/her own company in the field, but also representing the SCA. A Certified GCT should be prepared to conduct a Golden Cup analysis upon request. A GCT may be called upon to analyze the brews at locations of his/her own company, wholesale customers, or customers of a competing vendor.

Golden Cup Technician Certificate (Brewing & Grinding).  A Certified Golden Cup Technician (GCT) is a coffee professional representing not only his/her own company in the field, but also representing the SCA. A Certified GCT should be prepared to conduct a Golden Cup analysis upon request. A GCT may be called upon to analyze the brews at locations of his/her own company, wholesale customers, or customers of a competing vendor.

Green Coffee Buyers is a unique opportunity to learn from leading importers, growing both a career and a professional network as you embark on a life in coffee.  Importers, exporters, buyers, and traders alike will benefit from a curriculum built around the economic realities of the global coffee system. With instruction from leading professionals in every stage of the process, students will gain experience that will immediately carry over to their own work.

Develop both your palate and your coffee career, prepare yourself for work in evaluation and analysis with the confidence to participate in high-stakes decision making.

From acids to extraction, the SCAA flavor wheel to triangulations, Coffee Taster Pathway Level 1 presents the tools required to dissect coffees for flavor and evaluate them in a nuanced, careful manner, ensuring the best product makes its way to the consumer. Building a vocabulary of taste descriptors and adhering to cupping protocols, students will quickly build world-class sensory skills alongside knowledgeable certified instructors. Coffee Tasters who currently have or are pursuing a Q-Grader certification may be eligible to receive credit for a portion of the Level 1 curriculum.  Level 1 graduates will be prepared to contribute to quality control departments and programs, working alongside roasters and green coffee buyers to evaluate and critique performance.