New York State Culinary Schooling

From all around the world people flock to New York to visit and to make a new life. This rich cultural diversity brings with it a rich diversity in culinary offerings. New York is renowned for its tall buildings, plays, shops, and food. It is, therefore, no surprise that the opportunities for a solid culinary education abound.

Degrees offered

Community colleges offer one-year certificates and two-year associate’s degrees in a variety of culinary arts disciplines. Universities continue those programs to a four-year bachelor’s degree and some also offer a master’s degree option. The higher degrees mostly involve study in hotel and restaurant management. Online programs also focus on management and are targeted to those in the culinary field who want to move from the culinary arts to management. More than 50 percent of the executive chefs made their careers on an associate’s degree. School opens doors; dedication and hard work create success in the field.

Choose the school that is right for you

Getting the right job after graduation starts with choosing the school that offers the best educational experience tailored to your specialty. With so many programs and schools to choose from, take care that the expense and experience will lead to your personal goal. If expense is a major consideration, look to the community college route for a solid education at a reasonable price. Since the heart of culinary arts is food preparation, look for a program with state-of-the-art cooking facilities. Research the teaching staff and their credentials, it will mean a quality education and a foot in the employment door. Look for an active externship & apprenticeship programs where students work off-campus and become known in the local job market. The school should boast a good job placement record. The best programs include a study abroad option.

Job market

Labor market projections for New York State in culinary arts are good through 2019. With the rise in food dollars spent in restaurants, a full 50 percent of the family’s food budget is now being spent outside the home; the prospects for entry-level food service jobs are good. Top jobs remain competitive. Specialties include: prep-chef, pastry, bakery, line cooks, sous chef, executive chef, and regional chef. Restaurants account for 65 percent of the jobs. Other options include hotels, convention centers, spas and cruise ships. Large cities and the better restaurants command the highest wages. Typical food industry salaries in New York range according to position, city, and experience. A waiter/waitress will earn an annual average salary of $37,150; a Registered Dietitian earns $68,590; a first-line supervisor will earn about $42,260; a head chef will earn approximately $59,380; and a restaurant cook earns an average salary of around $32,450.

2019 wage data sourced from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook. Current wage conditions in your area may vary.

On campus school options

Daemen College
4380 Main Street
Amherst, New York 14226
daemen.edu
Hospitality Services Management
716-839-4380

Genesee Community College
One College Road
Batavia, New York 14020
genesee.edu
Hospitality Services Management
585-345-6800

Broome Community College
P.O. Box 1017
Binghamton, New York 13902
sunybroome.edu
Hospitality Services Management
607-778-5000

Suny Maritime College
6 Pennyfield Ave.
Throggs Neck, New York 10465
sunymaritime.edu
Hospitality Services Management
718-409-7221

Monroe College-Main Campus
2501 Jerome Ave.
Bronx, New York 10468
monroecollege.edu
Hospitality Services Management
718-933-6700

Cuny Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Blvd.
Bronx, New York
lehman.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies
718-960-8000

Cuny New York City Technical College
3000 Jay Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
www.citytech.cuny.edu
Hospitality Services Management
718-260-5500

Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Blvd.
Brooklyn, New York 11235
www.kbcc.cuny.edu
Hospitality Services Management
718-265-5343

Suny College at Buffalo
1300 Elmwood Ave.
Buffalo, New York 14222
suny.edu
Hospitality Services Management
716-878-4000

D’Youville College
320 Porter Ave
Buffalo, New York 14201
dyc.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies
716-829-7600

Canisius College
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14208
canisius.edu
Hospitality Services Management
716-883-7000

Trocaire College
360 Choate Ave
Buffalo, New York 14220
trocaire.edu
Hospitality Services Management
716-826-1200

Villa Maria College Buffalo
240 Pine Ridge Road
Buffalo, New York 14225
villa.edu
Hospitality Services Management
716-896-0700

Finger Lakes Community College
3325 Marvin Sands Drive
Canadaigua, New York 14424
flcc.edu
Hospitality Services Management
585-394-3522

New York Institute of Technology
Manhattan Campus
1855 Broadway  (at 61st Street)
New York, New York 10010
nyit.edu
Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts, Hospitality Services Management
212-261-1500

New York Institute of Technology
Northern Blvd
Old Westbury, New York 11568
nyit.edu
Culinary Arts and Related Services
519-686-7516

Suny College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
State Route 7
Cobleskill, New York 12043
cobleskill.edu
Culinary Arts, Chef Training
Food and Beverage and Restaurant Management
518-255-5700

Suny College at Cortland
Cortland, New York 13045
cortland.edu
Hospitality Services Management
607-753-5572

Suny College of Technology at Delhi
2 Main Street
Delhi, New York 13753
delhi.edu
Culinary Arts; Chef Training
Food and Beverage-Restaurant Management
607-746-4550

Mercy College Main Campus
555 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, New York 10572
mercy.edu
Hospitality Services Management
914-674-7526

Tompkins-Cortland Community College
170 North Street
P.O. Box 139
Dryden, New York 13053
tc3.edu
Hospitality Services Management
888-567-8211

Nassau Community College
One Education Drive
Garden City, New York 11530
ncc.edu
Food and Beverage/Restaurant Management
516-572-7501

The Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, New York 12538
ciachef.edu
Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry
845-452-9600

Cornell University-Endowed Colleges
300 Day Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
cornell.edu
Hospitality Services Management
607-255-2364

Cornell University-NY State Statutory Colleges
Ithaca, New York 14853
cornell.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies
Food Sciences and Technology
607-255-2000

Saint Johns University-New York
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, New York 11439
stjohns.edu
Hospitality Services Management
888-978-5646

Keuka College
141 Central Avenue
Keuka Park, New York 14478
keuka.edu
Hospitality Services Management
315-279-5000

Bryant and Stratton Business Institute
150 Bellwood Dr.
Rochester, New York 14606
bryantstratton.edu
Hospitality Services Management
716-720-0660

Bryant and Stratton Business institute-Lackawanna
200 Recitail
Orchard Park, New York 14127
bryantstratton.edu
Hospitality Services Management

Sullivan County Community College
121 College Road
Loc Sheldrake, New York 12759
sullivan.edu
Culinary Arts/Chef Training
800-572-5243

La Guardia Community College
31-10 Thompson Avenue
Long Island City, New York 11101
laguardia.edu
Culinary Arts and Related Services
718-482-5000

Orange County Community College
115 South Street
Middletown, New York 10940
sunyorange.edu
Hospitality Services Management
845-341-444

Suny College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville State College
Morrisville, New York 13408
morrisville.edu
Food and Beverage/Restaurant Management
800-258-0111

Pace University-New York
Manhattan, New York
pace.edu
Hospitality Services Management
800-874-7223

Wood Tobe-Coburn School
8 West 40 Street
New York, New York 10016
woodtobecoburn.edu
Hospitality Services Management
212-686-9040

New York Restaurant School at The Art Institute of New York
75 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
artinstitutes.edu/new-York
NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS
Food and Beverage/Restaurant Management
Culinary Arts/Chef Training
Baker/Pastry Chef
212-966-2064

Cuny Hunter College
425 East 25 Street
New York, New York 10010
www.hunter.cuny.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies
212-779-1363

New York University
New York, New York
nyu.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies
Hospitality Services Management

International Culinary Center
462 Broadway
New York, New York 10013
internationalculinarycenter.com
Culinary Arts/Chef Training
212-219-8890

Niagara University
Niagara University, New York 14109
niagara.edu
Hospitality Services Management
800-778-3450

Dowling College
150 Idle Hour Blvd
Oakdale, New York 11769
dowling.edu
Hospitality Services Management
800-369-5464

Suny College at Oneonta
108 Ravine Parkway
Oneonta, New York 13820
oneonta.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies
607-436-3500

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
P.O. Box 265
Paul Smiths, New York 12970
paulsmiths.edu
Hospitality Services Management
518-327-6000

Suny College at Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, New York 12901
plattsburgh.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies
Hospitality Services Management
518-564-2000

Suffolk County Community College
Eastern Campus
121 Speonk-Riverhead Road
Riverhead, New York 11901
sunysuffolk.edu
Food and Beverage
Restaurant Management
631-548-2500

Monroe Community College
1000 East Henriette Road
Rochester, New York14623
monroecc.edu
Hospitality Services Management
585-292-2000

Rochester Institute of Technology
1 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York 14623
rit.edu
Culinary Arts and Related Services
585-475-2411

Niagara County Community College
3111 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, New York 14132
niagaracc.suny.edu
Culinary Arts
Chef Training
Baker
Pastry Chef
716-614-6222

North Country Community College
20 Winona Ave.
Saranac Lake, New York 12983
nccc.edu
Hospitality Services Management
518-483-4151

Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Boces
15 Henning Road
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
wswheboces.org
Culinary Arts and Related Services
518-581-3670

Schenectady County Community College
78 Washington Ave.
Schenectady, New York 12305
sunysccc.edu
Culinary Arts
Chef Training
518-381-1200

Onondaga Community College
4964 Onondaga Road
Syracuse, New York 13215
sunyocc.edu
Culinary Arts
Chef Training
Food and Beverage
Restaurant Management
315-498-6046

Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244
syracuse.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies

Marymount University
100 Marymount Ave.
Tarrytown, New York 10591
marymount.edu
Foods and Nutrition Studies
919-631-3200

Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica Branch
1101 Sherman Drive
Utica, New York 13501
mvcc.edu
Food and Beverage
Restaurant Management
Culinary Arts
Chef Training
315-792-5394

Suny Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, New York 10595
sunywcc.edu
Food and Beverage
Restaurant Management
914-606-6600

Erie Community College
North Campus
6205 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
ecc.edu
Food and Beverage
Restaurant Management
716-634-0800

Erie Community College
South Campus
Orchard Park, New York
ecc.edu
Culinary Arts/Chef Training
716-851-1322

Erie Community College-City Campus
121 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, New York
ecc.edu
Food and Beverage and Restaurant Management
Culinary Arts/Chef Training
716-842-2770

Putnam-Westchester Bocus
200 Boces Drive
Yorktown, New York 10598
pnwboces.org
Culinary Arts
Chef Training
914-245-2700

The New School
66 West 12th Street
New York, New York 10011
newschool.edu
Restaurant Management
212-229-5720

HLC Accredited Online Options

American Culinary Federation
The ACF has over 200 chapters in the United States; its main campus is located in Florida
180 Center Place Way
St. Augustine, FL
904-824-4468
www.acfchefs.org
Continuing Education
Chef Certification
Chef Educators
Food Safety Certification
ACFEFAC Accredited

The Art Institutes of Pittsburgh – Online Division
The Ai has over 40 campus locations across North America, plus this online campus
420 Blvd of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA
412-291-6200
www.aionline.edu
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Culinary Management
MSCHE Accredited

Ashworth College
430 Technology Pkwy
Norcross, GA
770-729-9400
www.ashworthcolleg.edu
Professional Gourmet Cooking and Catering
Hotel and Restaurant Management
DETC Accredited

DeVry University
This University has 90 campus locations in 26 different states
One Tower Lane
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
1-866-338-7934
www.devry.edu
Hospitality Management
HLC Accredited

eCornell
eCornell is an online program and subsidiary of Cornell University, located in New York
950 Danby Road, Suite 150
Ithaca, NY
607-330-3200
www.ecornell.com
Leadership and Strategic Management
Project Leadership and Systems Design
Financial Management
Management Essentials
Human Resources Management
Hospitality and Foodservice Management
Certificate in plant-based nutrition
HRCI and PMI Approved

Johnson and Wales University
JWU has campuses in Providence, Charlotte, and North Miami; its largest campus is in Rhode Island
8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI 02903
1-800-DIAL-JWU
www.jwu.edu
Baking & Pastry Arts and Food Service Management
Culinary Arts and Food Service Management
NEASC Accredited

New England Culinary Institute
NECI has two campuses in Vermont; its main campus is in Montpelier
56 College Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
877-223-6324
www.neci.edu
Hospitality and Restaurant Management
ACCSC Accredited

Penn Foster Career School
925 Oak Street
Scranton, PA 18515
570-343-9635
www.pennfoster.edu
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Catering
DETC & CHEA Accredited

Sullivan University
SU has three campuses in Louisville, Lexington and Fort Knox. The main campus for its Global e-Learning program is located in Louisville
2100 Gardiner Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40205
502-413-8830
1-866-755-7887
www.sullivan.edu
Beverage Management
CCSACS & ACF Accredited

University of Phoenix
This University has campuses in over 40 states, and two locations in Canada
4602 East Elwood Street
Phoenix, AZ
480-968-0587
www.phoenix.edu
Hospitality, Travel and Tourism