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lacrosse.genius · 06-12-2008, 03:29 PM

I would really like to go to a culinary arts school. Would it be best for me to go to college first, and then go to cooking school, or just go straight to cooking school?
And what is the best school out there? Money is no problem, so what would be the best for my future to do?
Well I live in florida
and im going to be graduating high school.

charmel · 06-12-2008, 04:08 PM

I went to college and then I went to culinary school. I'm glad I did it that for a few reasons. I go to the Art Institute of Washington and it's more of a trade school than a college. I went to a huge public university with a nationally ranked basketball and football school, lived in the dorms, did a lot of normal college things, road trips, huge library, etc. that I haven't seen at all in culinary school. No sports, and no "real clubs", no frats or sororities (i didn't join one, but it's still an experience), no real campus (we're located in the top of a pre existing office building (other Art Institute have different campus styles). So for me, I'm glad I got the "real" college experience. Also class scheduling is much different in culinary school than regular college. Culinary schools are on quarters or block scheduling. The best school is the CIA in NY. It has the best reputation and it's the MIT of culinary schools, I think you need 6 months experience to get in, so maybe do a semester at traditional college, take and English or math and transfer those credits in and work in the industry. I think you should do both, you need both experiences.

ringmaster_91 · 06-12-2008, 04:08 PM

I would go to Le Cordon Bleu a culinary school rather than a college, college first isn't necessary you aren't gonna find much classes that deal with culinary stuff, I'm plannign on going to Le cordon Bleu after high school, its a great place really is, I know people who have went there

erinny2000 · 06-12-2008, 06:59 PM

My fiancee goes to Liaison College. He goes there for the basic cook program but they also have a chef program and an intermediate cook program.
http://www.liaisoncollege.com/

I've heard that George Brown College has a really good Cook/Chef program as well.
http://www.georgebrown.ca/

maria 48 · 06-12-2008, 07:03 PM

it depends on if you really like cooking and think of it as a career. Then definately the best school is the french culinary institute in new york city, there is also the culinary institute of america in upstate new york.

Hanna N · 06-12-2008, 07:20 PM

i would prefer collage then cooking school

06-12-2008, 03:29 PM	#1
lacrosse.genius Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	Cooking school? I would really like to go to a culinary arts school. Would it be best for me to go to college first, and then go to cooking school, or just go straight to cooking school? And what is the best school out there? Money is no problem, so what would be the best for my future to do? Well I live in florida and im going to be graduating high school.

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06-12-2008, 04:08 PM	#2
charmel Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	I went to college and then I went to culinary school. I'm glad I did it that for a few reasons. I go to the Art Institute of Washington and it's more of a trade school than a college. I went to a huge public university with a nationally ranked basketball and football school, lived in the dorms, did a lot of normal college things, road trips, huge library, etc. that I haven't seen at all in culinary school. No sports, and no "real clubs", no frats or sororities (i didn't join one, but it's still an experience), no real campus (we're located in the top of a pre existing office building (other Art Institute have different campus styles). So for me, I'm glad I got the "real" college experience. Also class scheduling is much different in culinary school than regular college. Culinary schools are on quarters or block scheduling. The best school is the CIA in NY. It has the best reputation and it's the MIT of culinary schools, I think you need 6 months experience to get in, so maybe do a semester at traditional college, take and English or math and transfer those credits in and work in the industry. I think you should do both, you need both experiences.

06-12-2008, 04:08 PM	#3
ringmaster_91 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	I would go to Le Cordon Bleu a culinary school rather than a college, college first isn't necessary you aren't gonna find much classes that deal with culinary stuff, I'm plannign on going to Le cordon Bleu after high school, its a great place really is, I know people who have went there

06-12-2008, 06:59 PM	#4
erinny2000 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	My fiancee goes to Liaison College. He goes there for the basic cook program but they also have a chef program and an intermediate cook program. http://www.liaisoncollege.com/ I've heard that George Brown College has a really good Cook/Chef program as well. http://www.georgebrown.ca/

06-12-2008, 07:03 PM	#5
maria 48 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	it depends on if you really like cooking and think of it as a career. Then definately the best school is the french culinary institute in new york city, there is also the culinary institute of america in upstate new york.

06-12-2008, 07:20 PM	#6
Hanna N Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	i would prefer collage then cooking school

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