Florida Culinary Institute

School History

In West Palm Beach Florida, there is a place where amazing cooks are born. This place is the Florida Culinary Institute, a division of Lincoln Technology Colleges. Founded in 1987, it has since become one of the country’s top culinary schools. Florida Culinary Institute offers an amazing hands-on education for anyone interested in the culinary arts, as well as many different programs to suit many different particular tastes. The programs offered ensure that all the graduates will have the knowledge and the skills necessary to succeed in the culinary career of their choice, and the Institute offers great job-placement assistance when a study program is successfully completed.

Training Programs Offered

Whatever your career choice in the culinary arts may be, Florida Culinary Institute will help you achieve it with one of their great programs.

Culinary Diploma

You can prepare for a career in the Culinary Arts with their Culinary Diploma. In this program, you will learn to cook food from several ethnicities, including Mediterranean, Latin, and French. In their kitchen, which is equipped to help you learn, you will receive one-on-one training from professionals. While learning cooking skills, you will also be gaining experience in managing a kitchen, as well as theory associated with the different culinary techniques. This program is accredited by the American Culinary Federation.

Baking & Pastry Diploma

If you are more interested in desserts, then there is the International Baking and Pastry Diploma. This program involves not just the different types of desserts and how to make them, but many other important aspects of working as a pastry chef as well. For example, you will learn about the history of baking, designing a facility and a dessert menu, and basic skills for using knifes. You will even learn about different types of wines associated with the dessert industry. This program is accredited by the American Culinary Federation.

Bachelor's Degrees

There is also a program designed for those who are interested in food, but would rather manage a facility then cook in one. This is a Bachelor of Science Diploma in Food and Beverage Management or Culinary Management. In the course of this program, you will learn how to develop and design buildings and menus, the costs involved and the financial information you will need, how to train your employees, and many other practical aspects of having a career in this field.

Online Courses?

Given the necessity of the hands-on training done in the field of culinary education, there are currently no programs offered online at the Florida Culinary Institute.

Financial Assistance

For those who need help affording to go to college, Florida Culinary Institute’s financial assistants are ready and willing to talk with you. They do not want anybody to be turned away from getting an education because they cannot afford it.

Learn From the Professionals

Students at Florida Culinary Institute are taught by professionals who have worked in some form of culinary service. Because of their experience, they are able to help students prepare for the real culinary world; having worked there themselves. The class sizes remain small, so the faculty members are able to give much individual attention, and are willing to give extra tutoring sessions when necessary.