Cooking Schools, Cooking Classes and Culinary Arts Programs

If you love to cook and want to take it to the next level, you should consider enrolling into a culinary school or taking a cooking class.

We have compiled a listing a cooking schools, cooking classes and culinary arts programs by state below.

How To Choose The Best Culinary School:

Has a high graduation and employment rate.
Nationally recognized.
Two year degrees that teaches you the fundamentals skills and techniques to prepare you for a wide variety of foodservice jobs.
Four year degrees should offer the fundamentals of the 2 year degree and add to that management knowledge to prepare you for leadership positions.
Offers career opportunities with top employers.
Has a large alumni network where alumni hold leadership positions.
The Programs have a high number of kitchen hours where there is hands on training.
Has a variety of restaurants on campus.
Provides a program for paid externships with well known restaurants.
Faculty is made up of a large number of Master Chefs or Master Bakers.
Faculty is made up of Certified Hospitality Educators (C.H.E.s).
Faculty is diverse, and represents a variety of cultures.
Provides a high ratio of teachers to students.
Faculty is made of published authors with leading culinary texts.
Has a diverse student body.
Provides after school clubs, programs, recreation facilities, on campus housing, etc.
Near a large city.