CULINARY ARTS DEGREE
Our 20-month culinary arts program is designed to prepare you with sound cooking fundamentals— The Columbus Culinary Institute Way To Cook. After mastering the right techniques, you should be creating any dish you want—one from a cookbook or your own creation!
From the very beginning, you’ll be in the kitchen every day mastering foundational skills, such as knife skills, poaching, braising, roasting, sautéing, seasoning, soups, stocks, and sauces. As you progress, you’ll learn to create dishes with a wider variety of proteins and to incorporate international flavors.
During the program, you’ll be learning side-by-side with your chef instructors and fellow culinary students. This is the way most professional kitchens are designed and being a team player is an important part of being in the culinary industry.
It might be hard for you to imagine what a culinary class might be like. You’ll be surrounded by your fellow students who are also passionate about cooking--and something special happens when you have a kitchen full of people who all love to cook!
First, your chef instructors will demonstrate a skill or dish for you to observe and ask questions. Then, it will be your turn to practice on your own, but with the support and guidance of your instructor. You’ll learn to use fresh ingredients to their fullest. We also want you to understand flavor profiles of the more exotic ingredients used in fine dining establishments.
At the Columbus Culinary Institute, you’ll also learn the fundamental business skills needed to run a profitable kitchen. Many of our students aspire to be chefs, and in today’s culinary industry, it takes more than just being a good cook to be a great chef. Great chefs are required to combine their business savvy with their impeccable culinary skills to ensure their business stays in business.
During the 20-month culinary arts program, you’ll take classes in:
