Colorado Culinary and Hospitality Degrees & Training

Culinary and Hospitality Degrees and Careers in Colorado

Students at Colorado colleges enjoy the cosmopolitan delights of bustling Denver while being just minutes from the natural high of the amazing Rocky Mountains. This is a great state for hikers, campers, and skiers of every description, and if you're not one already, spending your college days in Colorado may well make you one! A thriving tourist industry also means major internship and work-study opportunities for those interested in the hospitality and tourism industries. Investigate these listings to find out what kind of future a Colorado education may have in store for you.

Culinary and Hospitality Degrees and Careers

Culinary training programs provide students with skills and knowledge needed for careers as chefs, cooks, food prep, and catering managers. Culinary arts degrees offer training in some of the following areas:

Culinary history and regional cuisine
Food preparation and cooking techniques
Kitchen management and staff supervision

Culinary arts programs also teach food and beverage presentation, serving and etiquette. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) forecasts good employment opportunities for chefs, head cooks, food prep and serving supervisors with keen competition for higher paying positions. The median annual salary for chefs and head cooks was $40,630 as of May 2010.

Combining culinary arts and hospitality programs for added career potential

Selecting a culinary and hospitality degree program can broaden your career prospects as hotels, lodges, resorts and bed and breakfast inns cater to visitors as well as dining guests. Opportunities for self-employment in culinary arts hospitality include:

Owning a bed and breakfast inn, motel, or lodge
Catering and/or events planning
Travel and tourism consultant

The BLS reports that most management trainee programs for large hotel chains require a minimum of a bachelor's degree in hospitality management or business. Lodging managers earned a median annual salary of $46,880 as of May, 2010. Earning a degree in culinary arts and hospitality management prepares you for owning your own business or consulting within hospitality and tourism fields.

Culinary and Hospitality Career and Technical Schools in Colorado:

Culinary and Hospitality Degree Training Programs in Colorado:

- Baking and Pastry

- Culinary Arts

Culinary and Hospitality Degrees and Careers in Colorado

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Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts - Boulder

Fire up your new career with Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts. We offer three programs for careers in the culinary industry, including culinary arts, pastry arts, as well as a chef track. We offer flexible programs with part-time and full-time options, plus day and evening classes at our campus in Boulder, Colorado and Austin, Texas. Our part- and full-time pastry programs can be completed in 5 to 15 weeks, and our full-time culinary arts program can be completed in just six months. Our culinary arts program includes a month-long professional Farm-to-Table externship. We keep class sizes small and offer lifetime job placement assistance to graduates.

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Johnson & Wales University - Denver

Imagine catering to celebrities, winning gold at the World Culinary Olympics, managing banquets for thousands, or writing best-selling cookbooks. It's all possible when you earn your culinary arts degree at Johnson & Wales University. You'll get hands-on training in real production kitchens, and our bachelor's degrees give you the management skills you'll need to advance your career.

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The Art Institute of Colorado

The Art Institutes system of schools is a leading educator of students in the creative and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs. Every program of study offered to you is regularly reviewed by industry leaders, advisors, and employers for relevance in the marketplace. Changes are made, if necessary, to integrate subject matter into the curriculum so that our degree programs reflect the way things are done in the real world of work. Programs listed are not offered at all locations.

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University of Phoenix

“University of Phoenix is the largest private university in North America.” Whether you’re seeking an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree, University of Phoenix can help you reach your goal much sooner than you might expect..

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Strayer University

Established in 1892 and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Strayer University is dedicated to providing quality higher education programs for working adults like you. Classes are designed to fit your busy schedule, meeting on evenings, weekends, and asynchronously on the web. Undergraduate and graduate programs are available in accounting, business and internet technology.

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