What’s After Graduation?
The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes is the largest system of culinary schools in North America with more than 30 locations. The advantages of attending one of our schools don’t end with graduation. Our Career Services will work with you to help you start putting your culinary skills and talent to work toward a culinary career, capitalizing on employers’ steadily growing demand for trained professionals.
You’ll start to explore the evolving culinary opportunities open to our graduates. That’s why you’ll leave The Art Institutes with not just an education, but also a professional resume and portfolio to show to potential employers. You’ll also be able to put to use the networking and interviewing skills you learned during school.
And that’s just the beginning. You’ll be joining an alumni base of over 18,000 Art Institutes culinary graduates.. Alumni like Jamika Pessoa, a graduate of The Art Institute of Atlanta and a personal chef who has appeared as a hopeful on The Next Food Network Star. Or Sameh Wadi, a graduate of The Art Institutes International – Minnesota who was the youngest chef to compete on Food Network’s Iron Chef America. Or Katelyn Remick and Tyler Burke, graduates of The Art Institute of Phoenix who served as student-chefs in an unprecedented battle on Food Network’s Iron Chef America. Or Paula DaSilva, a graduate from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale who is currently the chef de cuisine at 3030 Ocean and was a finalist in season 8 of Fox TV’s Hell’s Kitchen.
Browse the videos of successful culinary alumni, working in careers they love and creating tomorrow’s cuisines.
*Culinary program and technology offerings vary at each school. Prospective students should check the course offerings at The Art Institute location they are interested in attending prior to enrollment.