Institute of Culinary Education

[AngeliaB]

Hi I'm from California and I want to go to ICE because of the work study program. On average how long does it take to get into the work study program


and how long does it take to complete it? it all depends on the time you have to give to the program. I chose to do my workstudy slowly and I was working two other jobs as well so i did workstudy for a year and a half. I have known people to come in though and do their workstudy in 6 months. It is set up like a real job you have shifts to choose from and you work an eight hour shift.


Do they assign you a position into the culinary program right after or do you have to wait to get into that after you complete the work study?

It depends. Some times they will have classes they are trying to fill. Each class takes 12 to 16 students but say they have maybe 8 students. What they will do is find the workstudy students who are close to being finished with their workstudy and offer to let you start classes early. Otherwise you do have to wait until your done.

I loved the workstudy program because I got an oppurtunity to work with alot of my Chef Instructors before even taking a class with them. And just by dong the workstudy i learned alot of things about food and cooking.

[AngeliaB]

Originally Posted by feldrave

Hello again,

I was wondering, have any of you heard about this school in NY? They have a Culinary Arts program that seems pretty nice. Also, their work/study plan is especially attractive for someone without that much money on his hands, like me. Please let me know what you've heard/know about this school.

Thanks

Its a great school in the middle of manhattan. their are alot of wonderful chefs from a wide range of backgrounds and they are all very friendly and will talk to you and answer all your questions. The workstudy is great simply because you get to see the school and work with all the chefs before you even attend a class with any of them. I loved it and would definitly reccomend it to anyone looking to attend culinary school.

If you do the workstudy program, then all of your schooling and supplies are furnished for you. Your uniforms, knives, and all tools and books are given out in class.

I finished up in 2006 with my schooling so im assuming not much has changed there but I would give them a call and find out more. and also Pia Vallone is a great person she can help you out with any info you want about the workstudy program.