Overview
School of Culinary Arts Trains Professionals in the Heart of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois is home to more than 7,000 restaurants, of which there are more AAA, five-diamond restaurants than in any other city in the United States. This makes Chicago an excellent setting for ambitious students to attain their culinary arts degrees. Kendall College's School of Culinary Arts is located near the heart of downtown Chicago and has been training culinary experts for nearly 25 years. The culinary arts degree program at Kendall College has been ranked number one in the Midwest and, as a member of the Laureate International Universities network, is internationally recognized as one of the best.
Students of Kendall College's School of Culinary Arts graduate with exceptional culinary skill, and they also attain the business management and communication skills that are essential in today's competitive food service industry. The School of Culinary Arts offers both bachelor¿s and associate degree programs in a number of areas, including culinary arts and baking and pastry.
These culinary arts degree programs are taught by a team of instructors who, in addition to professional and academic credentials, have a minimum of ten years of professional experience each. This means that Kendall College graduates receive the top culinary arts degree in the Midwest and have access to sophisticated food service opportunities in Chicago and worldwide.
Range of Opportunities for Attaining a Top Hospitality Management Degree
In Chicago, where the food service and accommodations industry is the city's fourth largest, the Les Roches School of Hospitality Management at Kendall College prepares students to enter the hospitality industry with highly sought-after skills. Kendall College's hospitality management degrees have been ranked in the top three worldwide and focus on preparing students for truly international careers.
Study abroad opportunities send students all over the globe to participate in internships in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, and at the best institutions within the United States. Blending European-style customer focus with the best in American management skill, students of the Les Roches School of Hospitality Management embark on a truly well-rounded course of study. The flexibility of a hospitality management degree from the Les Roches School allows students to remain focused on their specific areas of interest in a structure that suits their diverse lifestyles.
Among the degree concentrations available are hotel and lodging management, casino management, asset management, leisure management, and restaurant and foodservice management. These concentrations are available in the traditional four-year degree program as well as the full or part-time online and weekend programs to accommodate every type of student. Graduates of the Les Roches School of Hospitality Management are equipped with both theory and hands-on practice and are ready for employment throughout the industry.
Business Degrees for the Services Industry Aren't Just Business Degrees
Located near the heart of downtown Chicago, Kendall College educates students to become leaders in the services industries worldwide. The college, which is a member of the Laureate International Universities network, offers a Bachelor of Arts in Business that teaches practical skills that define successful careers, generating graduates who are professionally savvy, globally driven, and services oriented. As a city that is home to 33 Fortune 500 companies and over 200,000 smaller companies, Chicago is the ideal location for business students to choose between management and culinary arts or baking and pastry concentrations.
The management concentration is a general business degree for students who wish to pursue lucrative careers in business. The culinary arts or baking and pastry concentrations are unique in that they combine business acumen with a basic level of hands-on culinary training through Kendall¿s nationally acclaimed School of Culinary Arts.
Students with a management concentration in the School of Business are immersed in real-world situations through courses that use tools such as situation-based challenges, living case studies, management simulations and integrative projects. Succeeding in a changing and increasingly unpredictable marketplace is a fundamental focus. While the program is innovative, the curriculum still provides the solid academic foundation found in more traditional business programs.
