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Culinary Schools in Phoenix

Culinary schools in Phoenix can put students smack dab in the middle of Arizona's Southwest dining scene. Residents and visitors alike enjoy an astounding range of dining choices, including Cuban, Cajun, French, Fusion, Mesa, Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, and students can discover opportunities to explore diverse cooking techniques in school. Within the greater Phoenix-Scottsdale area, there are 11 Zagat-selected top establishments serving state wines, as well as restaurants serving Native American, Mexican, French and Japanese cuisine. Phoenix culinary schools put students a fork's-length away from innovative chefs hard at work in the culinary, baking and pastry fields.

Training through Culinary Schools in Phoenix

Newly-minted graduates can look for jobs with any of the 8,000 plus drinking and dining establishments located in the state. Already some 260,200 people are estimated to work in the state's dining industry, according to the National Restaurant Association. Additionally, some 42,800 new jobs could be created in the sector by 2022, according to the NRA. Training in the culinary field could pay off, at least considering that chefs and head cooks working in the area in 2011 earned mean annual wages of $47,980, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Of course, hands-on kitchen and menu-planning experience are indispensable assets in the profession; Phoenix culinary schools could help by providing the space to acquire important kitchen skills and internships to integrate the practical and inventive. Check out the list of culinary schools in Phoenix below to start figuring out how you can make a start in the kitchen.

Additional Phoenix Culinary Resources
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Note: This list also contains schools that accept culinary students from Phoenix.

The Art Institutes

The Art Institutes system of schools offers a range of master's, bachelor's, and associate's degree programs, as well as diploma and certificate programs specializing in the creative and applied arts. We also offer a variety of online, evening, and weekend learning options, so there's an education solution to fit your schedule. And our professional-grade technology can give you the practical skills to match your ideas—helping you transform your creative energy into a fulfilling career.

Programs:

Culinary Arts (BA)
Culinary Arts (D)
Culinary Arts (AAS)

Campus Locations:

Tucson

Phoenix

Le Cordon Bleu Schools of North America

 

Bring Your Fire to the Plate. Le Cordon Bleu. Learn the Way.

Programs:

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale - Certificate in Culinary Arts
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale - Certificate in Patisserie and Baking

Campus Locations:

Scottsdale

Arizona Culinary Institute

Train with professional chefs and earn your culinary diploma in 9 months.

Programs:

Diploma in Culinary Arts: Baking and Restaurant Management

Campus Locations:

Scottsdale

Argosy University

Argosy University offers doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degree programs to students through its five colleges: Psychology andBehavioral Sciences, Education, Business, Health Sciences, and Undergraduate Studies, as well as certificate programs in many areas.

Programs:

Master of Science in Service Sector Management (M.S.)

Campus Locations:

Phoenix

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