Culinary Arts Certifications
The recipe for a successful career in the culinary arts may not be as easy as you might think. With so many different choices in what exactly you might do, getting a culinary arts certification is an excellent way to simplifying that recipe.
ACF CERTIFICATIONS According to the US Department of Labor, the American Culinary Federation (ACF) accredits over a hundred apprenticeship and training programs across the country, as well as provides culinary arts certification for a broad range of cooking concentrations. These certifications vary dramatically, from those that require just experience to others needing much more formalized education.
Culinary arts certifications begin at the culinarian, an entry-level certification, and go as high as master. You can focus your training on the art of baking and pastry, becoming a sous chef where you supervise a foodservice operation, or even culinary education. Each of these has its own grade, depending on just how high up the certification ladder you wish to climb.
BENEFITS Culinary arts certifications have a wealth of benefits. Not only do they give consumers an assurance that what they’re eating is safe and healthy, but they also give you, as the chef, added value by clearly defining your skills set. Increasing consumer awareness means standards within employers’ kitchens need to be as high as possible, so those employers have to be able to trust that they’re hiring dedicated professionals. Getting your culinary arts certification is the single best way to prove your worth. |
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| Baker College | |
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Founded in 1911, Baker College has helped hundreds of thousands of graduates achieve career fulfillment over the years. We provide job-specific training designed to help students launch a more personally rewarding career right out of college. And with Baker in their corner, they do — 98% of Baker College's available graduates are currently employed. Choose from convenient campus locations across the state of Michigan.
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Certification Training Programs: Certificate - Baking & Pastry |
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| California Culinary Academy | |
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Get your career cooking. California Culinary Academy is located in San Francisco, one of the nation's culinary capitals. Students can receive the challenging hands-on experience they need to prepare for a career in culinary arts or hospitality. Occupational Associate degrees are available in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts or Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management. Certificates are available in Baking and Pastry Arts. Have the opportunity to gain the proficiency you need to work at fine restaurants, top hotels, posh resorts, luxury cruise ships, pastry shops, and more.
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Certification Training Programs: Certificate - Baking and Pastry |
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| California School of Culinary Arts | |
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Train with some of the best. If you have a passion for food, the California School of Culinary Arts, located in Pasadena, CA, can help prepare you for success. Learn from industry trained Chef Instructors committed to excellence. Graduate from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Program in as little as 15 months and take advantage of job placement assistance.
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Certification Training Programs: Diploma - Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie and Baking, Diploma - Le Cordon Bleu Restaurant Management |
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| Kendall College | |
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Earn your degree or diploma in exciting, fast-growing careers such as Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry, Hospitality Management, or Early childhood Education, at Kendall College. You'll gain practical knowledge and real-world experience through classes, internships, and in our professionally equipped kitchens (for culinary programs). At Kendall College you'll receive customized career counseling for your needs and learn the interviewing skills, job negotiation tactics, resume writing, and other skills to help you launch a career.
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Certification Training Programs: Baking and Pastry, Professional Catering, Professional Cookery, Professional Personal Chef |
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| Scottsdale Culinary Institute | |
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Choose a career with great taste. Scottsdale Culinary Institute, located in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona, offers the renowned Le Cordon Bleu Program. Students experience real world conditions with L'Ecole and L'Academie Resturants as their classrooms. L'Ecole has received Mobile's 3 Star student rating. Realize your dream towards becoming a chef in as little as 15 months.
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Certification Training Programs: Certificate - Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie and Baking |
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| Texas Culinary Academy | |
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Turn your love of cooking into a career. Texas Culinary Academy, located in Austin, TX, has partnered with Le Cordon Bleu to offer students an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts. The program combines classical French techniques with modern American technology. Learn the culinary techniques of several foreign cuisines and earn your degree in as few as 15 months.
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| The French Culinary Institute | |
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If you've got a passion for food and dreams of success, the French Culinary Institute could be for you. Our Total Immersion approach means you'll get hands-on training in small classes with distinguished instructors who have plenty of real-world experience. You'll graduate with the skills, confidence and credentials you need to create a great future. New career and amateur courses start every few weeks.
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Certification Training Programs: Artisanal Bread Baking, Breakfast Breads, Pastries, & More, Charcuterie, Pate & More, Chocolate Desserts, Chocolate Truffles, Bonbons, & More, Classic European Breads, Decorating with Chocolate, Essentials of Fine cooking, Essentials of Pastry, Fondant & Royal Icing, Four Season Chef, Fundamentals of Wine, Great Wine and Food Made Simple, Harold McGee Lecture Series, Knife Skills, Deboning, & Filleting, La Technique, Magic Potions: Hydrocolloids, Magic Potions: Transglutaminase, Opening and Running a Restaurant, Parisian Breads, Plating & Food Styling, Restaurant Bread Baking, Sous Vide & Low Temperature Cooking, Sous Vide Intensive, Sugar Paste Flowers, Tapas Essentials, Tarts & More, The Craft of Food Writing, Whole Grain & Flat Breads, Whole Grain Breads |
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| Western Culinary Institute | |
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A future for those with good taste. Join the esteemed Le Cordon Bleu Program at Western Culinary Institute in Portland, OR. Graduates can be prepared for a career as a chef, caterer, baker or pastry chef. Associate of Occupational Studies degrees may be earned in Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management or Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts. Students can learn in professionally equipped learning kitchens and are taught by accomplished pastry and culinary chefs.
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Certification Training Programs: Certificate - Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie and Baking |
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| Branford Hall Career Institute - Springfield | |
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Branford Hall is focused on your success. Branford Hall's career-focused education includes an externship so you graduate with the skills employers demand. Post-graduation career placement professionals work with you until you find employment.
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Certification Training Programs: Culinary Arts |
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