Online Culinary Arts Schools & Colleges

Culinary Arts Online Colleges

The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that most chefs, head cooks and food preparation and serving supervisors have obtained formal training at a community college, technical school, culinary arts school or two or four-year college. Those interested in getting a culinary arts degree might investigate the programs that are available online in fields as diverse as catering, cooking and catering, hotel and restaurant management, and more. These online culinary arts programs are often available at the certificate or diploma level, but can enhance your current skills and help you decide whether you want to pursue a more advanced education in the field.

Chefs, pastry chefs, cooks, restaurant managers and the many other workers associated with the culinary arts are part of a massive and growing sector of the United States' economy. Restaurant sales are predicted to reach $604 million in 2011, according to the National Restaurant Association. Prospects for employment in the culinary arts are very good, as the NAR says the industry employs more than 12.8 million people and is growing at a faster rate than the national economy. The NAR indicates that the catering and hotel restaurant businesses are especially healthy. In 2010, chefs and head cooks working in the U.S. earned mean annual wages of $44,780. Those working as food service managers and first-line supervisors earned mean annual wages of $52,220 and $31,770, respectively. Related occupations that could be of interest include those available in bartending, food service, gaming, lodging and more.

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