Whether it's your dream to open a restaurant, cook in a four-star hotel, or become a caterer, trade schools and culinary vocational programs offer accelerated, hands-on training to speed you into the professions. Formal one- and two-year training programs lead to culinary certificates or degrees at the associate's level. There are also post-graduate culinary programs for people who wish to go into hotel and restaurant management.
The outstanding Le Cordon Bleu Programs are created for students who are career-oriented and ready to taste success. Each culinary school has an innovative environment that focuses on a student's educational and personal development.
The Art Institutes system of schools is a leading educator of students in the creative and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs. Every program of study offered to you is regularly reviewed by industry leaders, advisors, and employers for relevance in the marketplace. Changes are made, if necessary, to integrate subject matter into the curriculum so that our degree programs reflect the way things are done in the real world of work. Programs listed are not offered at all locations.
The New England Culinary Institute is the finest culinary arts school in the heart of New England. For over 27 years, New England Culinary Institute has created a niche all its own – small classes, personal attention and our celebrated restaurants. Because of our student to teacher ratio of 10:1, employers know that NECI graduates can "hit the ground running." Our programs provide the training and real life experience necessary to thrive in the fast-paced food and beverage industry.
Love to cook? Turn your passion into a career at the Culinary Instituteof Virginia. Earn your Associate of Applied Science Degree in Culinary Science in less than 2 years.
Kitchen Academy's Accelerated Training System has been designed by chefs, and can prepare you for your culinary career in as little as 30 weeks. The Kitchen Academy program is built upon the techniques you need to thrive in today's culinary environment, and will put you in the kitchen from day one working at a customized workstation with professional equipment, experienced instructors and all the support you need. You can graduate prepared to go to work in the fast-paced world of a professional kitchen.
Earn your culinary diploma in just 9 months. Train with professional chefs and receive hands-on experience at the school's premier student-run restaurant. Individual attention is paramount at ACI; our classes average 10-14 students per kitchen.