Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Schools in a Nutshell: The New England Culinary Institute by FG

The New England Culinary Institute


The New England Culinary Institute was founded in 1980. It had only seven enrolled students at the beginning. Today, more than 500 students are enrolled in a program at the New England Culinary Institute. The Institute operates in Montpelier, Vermont and has a second campus, located in Essex Junction, Vermont, which was opened in 1989.

New England Culinary Institute operates several restaurants, bakeries and catering services in the Montpelier and Essex Junction areas, and students have the chance to get hands on experience working in them. Classes are kept very small (there is a limit of 10 students in each production class). The ratio of students to teachers is roughly seven to one. The students are placed into situations that copy a real life kitchen environment. Up to 75 percent of each student's class time is spent preparing and cooking food for public consumption in one of the Institute's production kitchens.

The New England Culinary Institute offers

- certificate in culinary arts
- certificate in baking & pastry arts
- certificate in hospitality and restaurant management
- Associate's degree programs in culinary arts
- Associate's degree programs in baking & pastry arts
- Associate's degree programs in hospitality and restaurant management
- Bachelor's degree program in hospitality and restaurant management

The Institute also offers some courses online, including classes in cooking theory and food science, history, flavor and culture, nutrition, sustainable harvest and sanitation.

Financial aid is available for students who meet minimum qualification standards.


About the Author

FG is the rapporteur of the Search Culinary Schools Website http://www.search-culinaryschools.com/

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