Indiana Culinary Arts Degree Programs

Culinary arts programs: your gateway to a tasty career in Indiana

Indiana colleges are nestled in the heartland of America. Surrounded by acres and acres of cornfields, farming plots, and natural beauty, you can study in surroundings that have gone unchanged for the last 200 years. But it is not all just farmland. Indianapolis is a major metropolis that can keep the city slicker in you entertained for hours. But the farmer in you can also take advantage of the excellent agriculture and mining programs that Indiana has to offer.

Culinary Arts Programs: Your Gateway to a Tasty Career

If you enjoy good food, love cooking, and don't mind working long hours, a career in culinary arts could be the right choice for you. Culinary arts career paths are numerous, including:

Chef or head cook
Pastry chef
Sous chef
Personal chef
Sommelier
Restaurant manager
Food preparation or serving supervisor

You can expect good job opportunities plus earnings slightly above the national average. Chefs and head cooks earned a mean annual wage of $44,780 in 2010. The highest 10 percent of earners took home over $70,000 per year.

Getting started in a culinary arts career

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that most chefs, head cooks, and food preparation and serving supervisors have some formal training, either from a culinary arts school, a technical school or community college, or from a training program sponsored by an independent cooking school, a professional culinary institute, or through the armed forces.

You could earn a certificate, a diploma, a 2-year associate degree or 4-year bachelor's degree. You can begin your career in a lower level occupation and advance through experience plus training and education.

Culinary arts programs usually involve a great deal of time in the kitchen learning practical skills such as knife techniques and use of equipment, and the various arts and techniques that are required to produce restaurant-standard food and presentation.

You can also expect to learn other aspects of a culinary career such as safe food storage, portion sizes, purchasing, menu planning, and public health rules. Many culinary arts programs provide valuable experience through an internship, apprenticeship, or out-placement program.

Culinary Arts Career and Technical Schools in Indiana:

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Harrison College - Indianapolis-Downtown

Get started on your career with an education from Harrison College. We offer more than 30 degree, certificate, and diploma programs in the fields of health sciences, veterinary technology, information technology, criminal justice, and business, in addition to our culinary arts academy. We have 13 campuses in Indiana and Ohio, and, depending on the field of study, some or all classes may be taken online. We develop our programs based on ongoing input from business leaders and research of industry growth trends to ensure that they offer strong career potential. At Harrison, we work with you one on one to help you reach your goals, from choosing a field of study to finding a job.
http://harrison.edu/Academics/AcademicAffairs/AcademicPoliciesandDisclosures.aspx

The Higher Learning Commission 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 - Chicago, IL 60604 (800) 621-7440 - www.ncahlc.org

Harrison College is a candidate with the The Higher Learning Commission an affiliate of the North Central Association.

Accrediting Council for Independent College and Schools 750 First Street NE, Suite 980 - Washington DC 20002-4241 (202) 336-6780 - www.acics.org

Harrison College campuses are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award Certificates, Diplomas, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science, and Bachelor of Science degrees. The award level varies by campus. A listing of program offerings for each campus is provided on page 43 of the catalog, under the section titled Program Availability by Campus Location.

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. Its accreditation of degree-granting institutions is also recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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Harrison College - Indianapolis-East

Get started on your career with an education from Harrison College. We offer more than 30 degree, certificate, and diploma programs in the fields of health sciences, veterinary technology, information technology, criminal justice, and business, in addition to our culinary arts academy. We have 13 campuses in Indiana and Ohio, and, depending on the field of study, some or all classes may be taken online. We develop our programs based on ongoing input from business leaders and research of industry growth trends to ensure that they offer strong career potential. At Harrison, we work with you one on one to help you reach your goals, from choosing a field of study to finding a job. http://harrison.edu/Academics/AcademicAffairs/AcademicPoliciesandDisclosures.aspx
 The Higher Learning Commission 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 - Chicago, IL 60604 (800) 621-7440 - www.ncahlc.org
 Harrison College is a candidate with the The Higher Learning Commission an affiliate of the North Central Association.
 Accrediting Council for Independent College and Schools 750 First Street NE, Suite 980 - Washington DC 20002-4241 (202) 336-6780 - www.acics.org
 Harrison College campuses are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award Certificates, Diplomas, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science, and Bachelor of Science degrees. The award level varies by campus. A listing of program offerings for each campus is provided on page 43 of the catalog, under the section titled Program Availability by Campus Location.
 The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. Its accreditation of degree-granting institutions is also recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation

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The Art Institute of Indianapolis

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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