New York Culinary Arts Degree Programs

Culinary arts programs: your gateway to a tasty career in New York

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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 New York:

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Bryant and Stratton College - Syracuse

For more than 150 years Bryant & Stratton College has been helping people just like you reach their full potential. We've done so by offering degrees in growing industries and by creating a college built around just one goal: the success of our students. People who attend Bryant & Stratton College enjoy an extraordinary level of caring, support and understanding. It's demonstrated in our small classes, schedules that fit your life, and online opportunities. It can also be seen in the thousands of Bryant & Stratton College alumni who have gone on to successful careers.

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Star Career Academy - New York

Star Career Academy - the career school of choice. What makes us unique, and unlike other trade schools, is the dedication of our staff to provide performance-based occupational training. Students will be prepared for entry-level employment in allied health fields, hotel and restaurant management, cosmetology, or a choice from our professional cooking, culinary, baking or pastry schools. Students gain the knowledge and confidence they need so that they may quickly gain employment and achieve the success they desire.

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Star Career Academy - Syosset

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The Culinary Institute of America - Hyde Park

Make a career change that feeds your soul. The Culinary Institute of America gives you all the ingredients you need to launch a successful career in the foodservice industry. Learn from experienced faculty in our outstanding facilities, featuring 41 professional kitchens and bakeshops. Earn your bachelor's or associate degree?in either culinary arts or baking and pastry arts?from the world's premier culinary college, and prepare to be a leader in the food world.

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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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Ashford University

Experience a new way of learning through the innovative online experience at Ashford University that integrates engaging curricula, modern digital tools, a vibrant online community, and cherished tradition.At Ashford, you get the feel of a traditional college campus with effective online learning. Your education at Ashford University is a shared experience that unites you with students and faculty around the world.

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