Become a Professional Chef in Birmingham, Alabama

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Culinard
195 Vulcan Road
Birmingham, AL 35209

Culinard - The Culinary Institute of Virginia College

Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College is a private, proprietary institution committed to providing its students with the finest culinary education available. It is geographically located as the first culinary teaching institution to represent the entire southern half of North America. Through degree and continuing education programs, its faculty and the administration will provide the foundation, skills and knowledge essential in developing successful careers within the hospitality industry.

At Culinard, they are committed to offering students the opportunity to earn a superior education in the culinary arts. They share their knowledge, their skill and their passion in an effort to help each student develop a taste for success. Fine cuisine is more than merely good food. It is an art. Preparation and presentation demands knowledge, skill and, above all, a passion to create.

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Diploma - Culinary Career Program

Virginia College’s Culinary Career Program is designed to provide students with a diversified education in culinary arts. This program provides hands-on realistic training and follows the ACF accredited program guidelines prescribed by the American Culinary Federation Accrediting Commission. It is designed to provide learning experiences that offer students a solid background of practical training in various culinary disciplines directly related to the hospitality/food service industry. Students will learn fundamental and intermediate production skills, Garde Manger and Charcuterie, in addition to food service safety and sanitation. This comprehensive training provides graduates with the fundamentals necessary to adapt to the culinary career path they choose to follow.

Associate’s - Culinary Arts

Virginia College’s Occupational Associate Degree in Culinary Arts is designed to provide students with a diversified education in culinary arts. This American Culinary Federation-accredited program provides hands-on realistic training and follows the program guidelines prescribed by the American Culinary Federation Accrediting Commission. It is designed to provide learning experiences that offer students a solid background of practical training in various culinary disciplines directly related to the hospitality/food service industry. Students should learn fundamental, intermediate and advanced food production skills, baking skills, Garde Manger and mixology, in addition to food service management skills. This comprehensive training provides graduates with the fundamentals necessary to adapt to the culinary career path they choose to follow.

Associate’s - Pastry, Baking and Confectionery Arts

Virginia College’s Occupational Associate Degree in Pastry, Baking and Confectionery Arts is designed to provide students with a diversified education in the pastry arts. This program provides hands-on realistic training and is designed to provide learning experiences that offer students a solid background of practical training in various pastry disciplines directly related to the hospitality/pastry service industry. Students will learn fundamental and intermediate food production skills, fundamental, intermediate and advanced pastry and baking production skills and baking science, in addition to food service management skills. This comprehensive training provides graduates with the fundamentals necessary to adapt to the culinary career path they choose to follow.

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is a city that is rich in history, though sometimes that history is violent and turbulent one. It was the center of the Civil Rights Movement, spawning immense changes in the country’s legal and cultural history. From this city came Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and the heartbreaking “Ballad of Birmingham,” by Dudley Randall. From this strife, Birmingham emerged a stronger city, becoming a cultural center, with museums, opera, ballet, theater, orchestras, festivals, and more. Birmingham continues its odyssey for change, with the investment of about one billion dollars into the downtown area. This is attracting a vibrant restaurant, retail, and cultural community. There are more than 500 restaurants in Birmingham, so Culinard students will find ample job opportunities upon completion of their programs.