Want to become very good, very fast? Come to The French Culinary Institute. In six months by day, or nine months by night, we transform students into superbly trained culinary and pastry chefs, teaching skills that would take much longer to master elsewhere. You learn not only French cuisine, but also the 250 building blocks of all fine cuisine. We teach great cooking rapidly with our "total immersion" approach. This means small, intense hands-on classes (average student/teacher ratio 12:1) where you master technique after technique. You'll graduate with the skills, confidence, and credentials to create a great future -- and ongoing placement assistance, so you don't have to do it alone. In addition to The FCI's career programs for training Culinary and Pastry chefs, we also offers a unique, six-week program of Artisanal Bread Baking; culinary, baking, pastry and wine courses for Serious Amateurs, and Culinary Business courses, supporting success in wine merchandising, restaurateuring and catering. For more information, call 1-888-FCI-CHEF. Or go to http://www.frenchculinary.com for more information.
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Florida Culinary Institute offers a curriculum of over 1200 contact hours in Culinary Arts, International Baking and Pastry, and Food and Beverage Management, extending over an eighteen month period. The program of instruction includes six eleven week quarters. Instructional time is split between classroom theory presentation and practical applications that begin with basics, such as knife skills and progress to a la carte cooking, garde manager, baking and management. Programs are accredited by the ACFEI and the NRA. Financial Aid and housing assistance is available.