School Website Length to Graduate: 8-12 Months Location: NY-New York Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $30,000 Subject: Culinary Arts

DESCRIPTION

The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE®) is New York City’s largest and most active center for culinary education. Founded in 1975 by Peter Kump, the school offers highly regarded 7- to 12-month career training programs in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Baking, Culinary Management and Hospitality Management.  ICE also runs the largest program of hands-on recreational cooking and baking classes and wine education in the country, in addition to hosting hundreds of corporate and private cooking events a year.

ICE was a finalist and winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals’ 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2008 Awards of Excellence for Culinary Schools. Its students and alumni regularly are nominated for or win top industry awards, such as James Beard Awards, Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs in America, and Pastry Art & Design’s Ten Best Pastry Chefs.

ADVANTAGES

Whether it’s having worked at some of America’s finest restaurants, written James Beard award-winning cookbooks, or opened and operated their own culinary enterprises, our faculty members bring their invaluable experiences into the classroom.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

The facilities include twelve teaching kitchens and four traditional classrooms, all outfitted with optimum equipment. The kitchens devoted to career training on the 6th and 14th floors include Vulcan ranges and ovens, Traulsen refrigerators and Hobart mixers. The kitchens used for recreational classes on the 12th floor include Viking ranges and KitchenAid mixers.

The ICE Office of Financial Aid puts one of the most affordable culinary educations well within your reach. Our staff of seasoned Financial Aid Advisors available 7 days a week to continue the personal service you received with admissions, during school, after you graduate with career services.

SCHOLARSHIPS

There are 5 different organizations who offer partial-tuition scholarships of up to $5,000 for ICE’s Career Training programs, they are: The James Beard Foundation, The Culinary Trust, The WCR (The Women Chefs & Restaurateurs), Les Dames D’ Escoffier and The American Institute of Wine & Food (A.I.W.F.).

CERTIFICATIONS

The Institute of Culinary Education is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)

SUMMARY

With an intense diploma curriculum, some students have been able to enter the culinary industry in as little as 7 months. They often find themselves in an off-site externship at places like Gramercy Tavern, Le Bernardin, Restaurant Daniel, Nobu, Aquiavit and many other big name New York establishments.

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