Comments on: What You Should Know About Culinary Arts Schools

By: rawr

rawr — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:04:26 +0000

The Culinary Institute of America is the top culinary school in the US, and they have a *fabulous* pastry program. They're located in Hyde Park, NY, and a lot of their former students work at the best restaurants in NYC and beyond. They also have a campus in Cali, and I think maybe one in Texas.

They're very well respected.

By: Thanumber1

Thanumber1 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:55:02 +0000

California Culinary Academy
California School of Culinary Arts
Kitchen Academy – Hollywood
The Art Institutes

By: Darell

Darell — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:37:41 +0000

Here you go:

http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/servlet/advsearchservlet?buttonPressed=viewResults&navigateTo=9&viewpage=1&odbparam=major:280&AffiliateID=MCP_Major&BannerID=CulinaryArts

Two schools that aren't on this list but should be are two of the top schools in the country, the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY and The French Culinary Institute in New York City.

By: jonathan d

jonathan d — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:21:04 +0000

Definitely get your Associate's Degree versus a Certificate. Zero credits from your Certificate are transferrable to a 4 year school if you should decide to continue (and you should). If at all possible I would recommend a Bachelor's in Culinary Arts or similar. If your goal is to progress beyond a line cook, you should really look at a Restaurant Management/Culinary Arts degree. Two more years of school, puts you into a $50k or more position with full benefits and advancement opportunity versus an hourly position paying $10-$12 an hour.

New England Culinary Institute in Vermont has a great program.

Good luck!

By: Tamara Y

Tamara Y — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:04:15 +0000

According to this article, the price for a 15 month program is $36,300.
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/oct/10/le-cordon-bleu-opens-cooking-school-dallas/