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Institute
of Culinary Education (NYC) -- Founded in 1975 by the late
Peter Kump, the school's career division offers a fast, intensive
culinary education geared for adults at least 20 years old. Students
are required to have completed at least two years of college or
to have two years of work experience in order to enroll. The Institute’s
gender ratio is approximately 50/50, and the average student age
is 24-28. Students come from all over the United States and the
world. In 2002 and 2003, ICE was a finalist and winner in the
International Association of Culinary Professionals' vocational
and avocational culinary school of the year awards. Its students
and alumni regularly are nominated for or win top industry awards,
such as James Beard Awards, Food & Wine's Best New Chefs in America,
and Pastry Art & Design's Ten Best Pastry Chefs. We rate ICE as
one of the Best Culinary Schools on our List. Personal tour's
of ICE’s state-of-the-art facility are given to interested students.
Texas
Culinary Academy: Experience and modern 73,000 square foot
facilities come together at Texas Culinary Academy, which has
been successfully training students in the culinary arts for over
fifteen years. A brand new facility recently opened at the school
and includes laboratory, kitchens, classrooms, a restaurant, and
retail store as well as a dramatic demonstration area that was
modeled after Le Cordon Bleu in London and Paris. The school is
located in Austin Texas which offers a thriving art, music,
and restaurant scene and was recently ranked the second best place
to live in the country by both Money* magazine and Men's Journal**.
Students in their Culinary Arts and Pâtisserie & Baking programs
can learn everything from basic cooking and pastry skills to purchasing
and cost control—along with essential business know-how required
for success in this competitive field. Financial Aid is available
at Texas Culinary Academy. This is the only Cordon Bleu affiliated
cooking school in Texas. TCA is rated one of the Best Culinary
School in America by our own readers).
California
Culinary Academy (San Francisco) California Culinary Academy
offers professional training in culinary arts, baking and pastry
arts, and hospitality and restaurant management; with hands-on
cooking classes and lecture courses. Instruction in classical
and contemporary culinary techniques, business management, wine
appreciation, and hotel operations, -- The North Campus: San Francisco’s
Culinary Hot Spot Historic California Hall at 625 Polk Street
in downtown San Francisco is the nerve center of the Academy and
an ideal place to pursue chef training.South Campus: In 2004,
California Culinary Academy opened a new 100,000-square-foot South
campus at 350 Rhode Island (Rating-- One of the Best Culinary
Schools in America by our own readers).
New
England Culinary Institute- cooking classes are small (averaging
7:1 student/teacher ratio), and food service operations ensure
you ample on-the-job training. The most popular New England Culinary
Institute program is their two-year A.O.S. Degree in Culinary
Arts. They also offer a one-and-a-half year A.O.S. Degree in Food
and Beverage Management, an upper-level one-and-a-half year Bachelor’s
Degree and a ten-month Certificate Program. All programs are enhanced
by paid, personalized internships in cooking and food management.
The school is located in Vermont,(Rated One of the Best Culinary
Schools by Emeril Lagasse)
Culinary
Institute at Hyde Park NY -- and Culinary Institute of America
(CIA), Greystone- With 300 companies recruiting on campus each
year, this continues to remain one of the best culinary schools
in America. The school has degrees in Culinary Arts and Baking
and Pastry Arts, and a Bachelor's and Associate Degree programs.
The school has a high-profile alumni. The Culinary Institute of
America (main campus at Hyde Park) is the oldest culinary school
in the United States and is a degree-granting college dedicated
exclusively to culinary and baking and pastry arts education.
Pennsylvania
Culinary Institute was founded in 1986 as a Branch Campus of The Sawyer
School. PCI was well-known in the Pittsburgh area and beyond for providing a quality
hands-on education and attracted students from across the United States. This
school has both a full 15 month "Associate Degree in Specialized Technology
in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program," and an "Associate Degree in Specialized
Technology in Le Cordon Bleu Pastry Program". The school has a rich heritage
and a storied alumni that includes such epicurean luminaries as Julia Child ,
Le Cordon Bleu Program brings a century of culinary excellence to the United States,
with a partnership with Pittsburgh's International Culinary Academy. (Rating--
One of the Best Culinary Schools) Le
Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts at Minneapolis/St. Paul: Master classical
French techniques with modern American technology and earn your Associate of Applied
Science degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts in only 15 months. Practical hands-on
lab classes follow expert led demonstration classes to create a well rounded education
in the culinary arts. Learn theory, table service, wine selection and much more
to jump start your future in the Culinary Arts. French
Culinary Institue, NY- French techniques with American inventiveness in a
fast-paced curriculum. Distinguished faculty includes the master chefs Alain Sailhac,
Jacques Pépin, André Soltner, Jacques Torres and master sommelier
Andrea Immer. Visiting-lecturer symposiums featured Marcella Hazan, Alice Waters,
and Bobby Flay. rigorous, hands-on program that gets well-trained graduates into
the workplace quickly (Rating-- One of the Best Culinary Schools)
Scottsdale
Culinary Institute: Scottsdale Culinary Institute offers an
Associate Degree of Occupational Studies in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary
arts. This intensive program can be completed in as little as
15 months including a three month externship at the location of
your choice. The facilities feature state-of-the-art culinary
equipment in their eight kitchens, bakery, and meat shop.
Kitchen
Academy -- Hollywood: This is a rather new culinary training program. The
program has been designed by professional chefs and has been developed to allow
students to earn their Professional Culinary Arts Diploma in as little as 30 instructional
weeks. The School is located in Hollywood California. Classes are offered morning,
afternoon and evening. Financial aid is available for those who qualify. Students
from Kitchen Academy prepared the meal for 2005 (57th Annual) Emmy Awards. L'Academie
de Cuisine -- Gaithersburg-- Maryland -L'Academie de Cuisine
(Maryland) offers cooking classes for adults and children and professional programs
for gourmet chefs. Courses include Professional Culinary Development, Fundamental
Culinary and Pastry and International Culinary Techniques. L'Academie
de Cuisine has grown to become the premier culinary school in the Washington,
DC region and recognized among the finest schools in the United States. In 1997,
they were very proud to receive the International Association of Culinary Professionals
Award of Excellence in the Cooking School category.
Johnson
& Wales College -- became the first school in
the country to offer a bachelor of science degree in the Culinary
Arts in 1993. As a full university, Johnson & Wales is much more
than just a "cooking school." They are in fact one of the preeminent
culinary colleges in the world. Their associate and bachelor's
degree programs have been designed to provide you with the hands-on
skills, knowledge, real-life experience and critical thinking
skills you need to become the best. Programs in Baking and Pastry,
Culinary Arts, Culinary Nutrition, Food Marketing and Food Services.
(Rated One of the Best Culinary Schools in America by Emeril Lagasse)
Campus Locations: Charlotte, NC, Denver CO,
North Miami, FL and Providence, RI. --- (Ed. Note: Providence
Rhode Island now boasts a nationally celebrated culinary scene
in a large part to Johnson and Wales College. Numerous students
intern and many students move on to restaurants making Providence
a great place for food.)
California
School of Culinary Arts: Founded
in 1994, located in the heart of Southern California - in the historic Playhouse
District in Pasadena. The campus offers a fine dining restaurant, café,
and a retail store. The school library is an important resource for students and
culinary professionals alike and provides computers which allow students to do
research over the Internet. There are also 30 teaching labs and 9 classrooms to
accommodate our surging enrollment while maintaining smaller class sizes. The
labs are equipped and designed for optimal efficiency, usability and comfort.(Rating--
One of the Best Culinary Schools) Atlantic
Culinary Academy: The Atlantic Culinary Academy®, a division of McIntosh
College, is located in the Seacoast area of Dover, New Hampshire. McIntosh College
is the only regionally accredited college in the United States to offer a Le Cordon
Bleu culinary program. Through its Atlantic Culinary Academy®, For more info
see: Campus Le Cordon Bleu Sullivan
University (At the National Center for Hospitality Studies)- Louisville,
Kentucky - This school also has a 3 1/2 star restaurant, Winston's, that is run
by culinary students, a catering facility that serves the community, and a retail
bakery. Sullivan University's National Center for Hospitality Studies is preparing
students for careers in the hospitality field by offering five Associate of Science
(A.S.) Degree Majors. Students can earn an Associate of Science Degree in Culinary
Arts; Baking and Pastry Arts; Professional Catering; Hotel and Restaurant Management;
and Travel and Tourism. The University also offers Diplomas in Professional Cooking
and Professional Baking. Rated
by Emeril Lagasse as one of the best culinary schools in America. Find
a Local Culinary School Near You
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