Culinary Arts - Culinary School Seek

Boundless opportunities await those who choose to make their careers in the creative, dynamic, and exciting culinary industry.

Becoming a chef: First step - check our culinary school directory for prestigious chef schools that prepare individuals for entry-level chef positions with restaurants, hotels, catering firms, and resorts. Plan on spending at least 15 months in pursuit of a certificate, diploma or associate degree.

Students usually spend most of their time learning to prepare food through actual practice. The best culinary schools offer hands-on training with professional chef instructors and exposure to commercial kitchens. Prospective chefs learn to bake, broil, and otherwise prepare food, and to use and care for kitchen equipment.

Name of School	Location	Degrees	Programs & Course Information
The Art Institute Online Culinary Management BS Degree Completion Program	Online	Bachelor of Science in Culinary Management, Culinary Management	Bachelor of Science in Culinary Management degree completion program at The Art Institute Online - a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Atlantic Culinary Academy - A Division of McIntosh College	Dover, NH	AAS, Culinary Arts	Curriculum blends traditional coursework with Le Cordon Bleu program.
Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program at Brown College	Mendota Heights, MN	Certificate, Culinary Arts	The first school in the US to partner with Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program.
California Culinary Academy	San Francisco, CA	AOS, Culinary Arts Certificate, Baking and Pastry Arts	15-month Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program includes an externship in working restaurants.
California School of Culinary Arts	Pasadena, CA	Certificate, Culinary Arts	15-month Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program includes an externship in working restaurants.
California School of Culinary Arts Restaurant Management Program	Pasadena, CA	Certificate, Culinary Arts in Hospitality and Restaurant Management	12-month Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program includes Restaurant Management program in restaurants, hotels, resorts, spas, and cruise lines.
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago	Chicago, IL	AAS, Culinary Arts Certificate, Baking & Pastry Arts	AAS, Culinary Arts Certificate, Baking & Pastry Arts.
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	Associate of Occupational Science Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts	Turn your love of cooking into a career at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta.
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	Associate of Occupational Science degree	Their prestigious Le Cordon Bleu program blends a traditional American culinary education with classical French culinary techniques.
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami	Miami, FL	Associate of Occupational Science Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts	Get the excellent training you've been looking for in the Le Cordon Bleu program to help you start your culinary career in just a little over a year.
Gibbs College - Hospitality Management	Montclair, NJ	Associate Degree	The college-oriented experience of a liberal arts education with training in hospitality management for entry-level positions in the lodging and food service industries.
Katharine Gibbs School - Hotel and Restaurant Management	New York, NY	Associate Degree	Students review all aspects of the field from housekeeping management to hospitality law, marketing and sales.
Orlando Culinary Academy	Orlando, FL	AA, Culinary Arts	The program represents a complete, well-rounded curriculum that will allow the graduate to enter the food service industry in any position.
Pennsylvania Culinary Institute	Pittsburgh, PA	AOS, Culinary Arts	Offering the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program in Culinary Arts or Baking & Pastry Arts.
Scottsdale Culinary Institute	Scottsdale, AZ	AOS, Culinary Arts	Le Cordon Bleu program includes a three month externship at a national location of your choice.
Sullivan University System	Lexington and Louisville, KY	Associate Degree, Culinary Arts, Professional Catering Diploma, Professional Baker, Professional Cook	Associate degree and diploma programs in Culinary Arts, Professional Catering, Professional Baker, & Professional Cook.
Texas Culinary Academy	Austin, TX	AAS, Culinary Arts	15-month degree program offering exposure to cuisines of more than 25 countries.
Western Culinary Institute	Portland, OR	Culinary Arts Certificate, Culinary Arts Certificate, Hospitality and Restaurant Management	Offers 3 Le Cordon Bleu programs; the first school in the US to offer the Restaurant Management Diploma.
Westwood College	Denver, CO	Hotel and Restaurant Management Associate Degree	The Hotel and Restaurant Management program offers you a variety of practical experiences across the entire range of activities in the hotel and restaurant industries.
York Technical Institute	York and Lancaster, PA	Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management, Pastry Arts, Catering	Offers a 21-month Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management and 12-month Pastry Arts and Catering diploma programs.

Did You Know?

Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers held more than 2.8 million jobs in 2000.

Almost 60 percent of all chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers were employed in restaurants and other retail eating and drinking places. About 20 percent worked in institutions such as schools, universities, hospitals, and nursing homes. Grocery stores, hotels, and other organizations employed the remainder.

Cooks, waiters and waitresses, and other food preparation and serving workers held almost 9 out of 10 jobs.

Restaurant sales are up 7.5% in months following terrorist attacks.

Culinary Arts Job Outlook

Job opportunities in eating and drinking places should be plentiful. Wage and salary jobs in eating and drinking places are expected to increase by 18 percent over the 2000-10 period, slightly faster than the 16-percent growth projected for all industries combined.