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Major Overview for Culinary Arts/Chef Training

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Overview for Culinary Arts/Chef Training

A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Top 14 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Culinary Arts/Chef Training among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI
145
(9.2%)
Minimally Selective$30,267
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
27
(3.7%)
Minimally Selective$9,351
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
26
(7.4%)
Highly Selective$28,393
Scottsdale Culinary Institute
Scottsdale, AZ
19
(79.2%)
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Johnson & Wales University-Florida Campus
North Miami, FL
18
(6.7%)
Moderately Selective$32,217
Johnson & Wales University-Denver
Denver, CO
17
(7.6%)
Minimally Selective$30,267
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY
17
(20.0%)
Minimally Selective$30,180
Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
15
(5.9%)
Moderately Selective$32,821
Art Institute of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
11
(4.7%)
$31,006
Kendall College
Chicago, IL
11
(19.0%)
Minimally Selective$33,975
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.