New England Culinary Institute

Associate's Degree Programs

Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts

• Two-year program with two six-month residencies
• Two 700 hour, paid internships
• Instruction in restaurants, bakery, catering operation and cafeteria setting
• Prepares students for key positions in commercial kitchens:
  - A la carte cook
  - Banquet cook
  - Rounds cook
  - Assistant garde manger chef
  - Sous chef

Associate’s Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts

• Two-year program with two six-month residencies
• Two 700 hour, paid internships
• Instruction delivered in production bakery and kitchens
• Focus on many specialized areas including:
  - Classic and modern cakes and tarts
  - French pastries
  - Chocolates and sugar work
  - Artisan and decorative breads
• Curriculum designed to prepare students for specialization in baking and pastry professions

Associate’s Degree in Hospitality and Restaurant Management

• Fifteen month program
• Residency followed by one six-month, paid professional management internship
• Built around hands-on learning in food service and hospitality operations on campus
• Provides training in skills critical to success in all types of hospitality operations:
  - Hospitality Math
  - Hospitality and Events Management
  - Management in the Service Industry
• Program prepares students for a career in the front-of-the-house as a manager in a restaurant, hotel, resort, or other food service operation