Culinary
Arts
 If
you would like to turn your culinary skills into a career, then
you will be pleased to know that there are a number of career opportunities
available to pursue. According to the United States Department of
Labor, the food service industry is among the fastest growing industries
within our workforce. Today, more people are spending their food
dollars outside of the home, which means chefs are in great demand.
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New England Culinary Institute (NECI) offers a Bachelor's
of Hospitality and Restaurant Management degree program. With
an intense focus on culinary arts, this program is designed
to provide students with classic cooking fundamentals, essential
world cuisines knowledge, and food science and management.
In addition, students learn critical strategic planning and
leadership skills.
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Career
Academy of New York
Begin an exciting and rewarding career as a chef, baker or
cook at the Career Academy of New York (NYC).
Students at the Career Academy receive performance-based training
in the culinary arts from basic measuring and knife skills
to displaying, menu planning and unparalleled cooking techniques.
With more than 11,000 square feet of space and four operating
commercial kitchens, students can receive a culinary certificate
after just 600 hours of instruction.
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While
there are a number of opportunities for you to take cooking classes,
being skilled in the art of cooking does require your receiving
formal culinary education from a culinary school. Recreational cooking
classes are fun, but they just tend to teach you specific recipes
rather than everything you need to know in order to be a successful
chef. Culinary cooking schools provide an opportunity for individuals
to become successful chefs.
Today, there are more than 100 accredited training
programs available across the country. Pay rates do vary according
to geographic area, training, and prior experience. Trained chefs
make anywhere from $25,000 to $200,000 per year.
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