21 of America's Top Culinary Schools

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Arizona Culinary Institute
Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, Arizona

Established: 2002

www.AZculinary.edu

Accreditations: ACCSC

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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts

Austin, Texas, and Boulder, Colorado

Established: 2010

www.escoffier.edu

Accreditations: ACFEF, ACCET, IACP, WACS

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Culinary Institute LeNotre

Houston, Texas

Established: 1998

www.culinaryinstitute.edu

Accreditations: ACCSC, ACFEF

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The Culinary Institute of America
The Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, New York; St. Helena, California; San Antonio, Texas; Singapore

Established: 1946

www.CIAchef.edu

Accreditations: MSCHE

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El Centro College
El Centro College

Dallas, Texas

Established: 1970

www.ElCentroCollege.edu

Accreditations: ACFEF

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Faulkner State Community College

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Established: 1996

www.coastalalabama.edu

Accreditations: ACFEF

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Institute of Culinary Education
Institute of Culinary Education

New York, New York

Established: 1975

www.ICE.edu

Accreditations: ACCSC, NY State Education Department, U.S. Department of Education

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Kristine Morgan
Institute of Technology Culinary School

Cloves and Modesto, California

Established: 2003

www.IOT.edu

Accreditation: ACCSC, ACFEF

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The International Culinary Center
The International Culinary Center

New York, New York; Campbell, California

Established: 1984

www.InternationalCulinaryCenter.com

Accreditation: ACCSC

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The Art Institutes
International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes

28 campuses in North America

Established: 1991

www.artinstitutes.edu/intl-culinary

Accreditation: ACEF

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Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University

Providence, Rhode Island; Charlotte, North Carolina; Denver, Colorado; North Miami, Florida

Established: 1914

www.jwu.edu

Accreditation: NEASC

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Kendall College
Kendall College School of Culinary Arts

Chicago, Illinois

Established: 1985

www.kendall.edu/learn/culinary-arts

Accreditation: ACFEF, NCAHLC

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L'Academie de Cuisine
L’Academie de Cuisine

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Established: 1976

www.lacademie.com

Accreditation: ACCET

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L'Ecole Culinaire Memphis
L’École Culinaire

Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri; Cordova, Tennessee

Established: 2013

www.lecole.edu

Accreditation: ACFEF and ACCSC

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Lincoln Culinary Institute

Multiple locations

Established: 1946

https://www.lincolntech.edu/schools/lincoln-culinary-institute

Accreditation: ACCSC, ACFEF

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New School of Cooking
The New School of Cooking

Pasadena, California

Established: 1999

www.newschoolofcooking.com

Accreditation: California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education

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New England Culinary Institute
New England Culinary Institute

Montpelier, Vermont

Established: 1980

www.neci.edu

Accreditation: ACCSC

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Platt College
Platt College

Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Moore, Oklahoma

Established: 1979

www.plattcolleges.edu

Accreditation: ACCSC

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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Established: 1974

www.WalnutHillCollege.edu

Accreditation: ACCSC

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San Diego Culinary Institute
San Diego Culinary Institute

La Mesa, California

Established: 2000

www.sdci-inc.com

Accreditation: ACCET

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Sullivan University
Sullivan University Center for Hospitality Studies

Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky

Established: 1987

www.sullivan.edu

Accreditation: ACFEF