Catmaiden, I just registered on this site. Have you made a decision on culinary school? I just wanted to tell you I've heard a lot of bad things about LCB also. I actually paid to apply at an LCB school and decided they weren't worth my time or money. From what I understand all the LCB schools are run the same way, and they don't sound good.
I've also been told by chefs and other people that $40 grand is way too much to spend on a culinary education at any school. The advice I'm always getting is to find a community college with a good program and reputation and save your money. That's I'm going to do. I have one school in particular that I'm very interested in and if everthing goes well, I'll be starting there in January. Is there a community college near you that you can check out?
Do you plan on working at your current job while going to school? If not, it might make it easier for you to go to school away from where you currently live if you can sell your house and move into an apartment near school. You might be able to pay for a cheaper school and your housing. Would your family be willing to do this?.
And I agree with working in the field before you even spend money on school to find out if it's really what you want to do, and also to get some experience.
But my main advice is stay away from the expensive schools.  |