Our culinary arts professional program will equip you with the tools you need to own or manage your own restaurant

(15-month diploma program)

Ever thought about owning or managing a restaurant? It’s not impossible. In fact, many successful restaurant owners and managers started out just like you – passionate about cooking and wanting to build on that passion. The Culinary Arts Professional program can give you the skills to start down that path.

Discover what it takes to run a restaurant or move into supervisory positions with courses in management and communications. During this program, you’ll not only learn how to manage and operate a restaurant, but you’ll thoroughly study American regional cuisine, Asian cuisine and culinary knife skills.

When you complete this program, you will have met the American Culinary Federation Certification Standards for Supervisory Management and Nutritional training. In addition, you will have individual Certificates as a ServSafe Food Protection Manager and in ServSafe Responsible Alcohol Service from the National Restaurant Association.

Château de Pourtalès Learning Experience
Boasting some of the most heralded fine dining establishments in the world, France has long been the figurative center of the culinary universe. Graduates of Institute of Technology’s Culinary Arts Professional program are invited to participate in a 1-2 week European experience* at the Château de Pourtalès in Strasbourg, France. The Château was constructed in the 18th century and is surrounded by 60 acres of park land. Only the Rhine River separates the city from Germany and Switzerland. In these surroundings, students indulge in the Parisian culinary experience on excursions to a five-star hotel, a catering company, a wine tasting, and more.

Career Paths for Graduates of the Culinary Arts Professional Program:

• Personal Chef
• Kitchen Chef
• Executive Chef
• Assistant Chef
• Sous Chef
• Catering Specialist
• Cruise Ship Cook
• Restaurant Manager
• Food and Beverage Supervisor
• Institutional and Cafeteria Cook
• Full-Service Restaurant Cook
• Restaurant Owner
• Cookbook Author
• Food Critic

*The College provides airfare from the United States to France, room, and some meals. Although the Institute of Technology, Inc., will attempt to maintain the European Learning Seminar as described in this publication, the College reserves the right to alter, replace, or cancel the itinerary at the discretion of the College.