Posted by Mark Heller C.E.C on February 03, 1998 at 08:36:06:
In Reply to: Re: Art Institute - Any Info? posted by John Bruce on January 28, 1998 at 09:30:50:
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: : I am reposting this because I did not get a response, please respond if you know ANYTHING!!!
: : I am looking to possibly change careers. I am 30, have a BBA in Management/Computer Information Systems and some graduate work. I worked previously in the food service industry in college and now work in the software industry in marketing and management. Because I already have a 4+ year degree and significant business experience, what program should I consider? 2 or 4 year? I need to go to school in Houston so I can continue to work days. Does anyone know anything about the Art Institute's Culinary Arts Program? Your help is much appreciated.
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: Shelley,
: I don't have much info on the Art Institute in Houston, but I do know that it is accredited by the ACFEI - the American Culinary Federations Educational Institute. According to the ACF's listing of accredited schools, such accreditation "...requires that curriculum, faculty, resources, support staff, and organizational structure all substantially meet the standards set by the Accrediting Commission. These standards were set by industry leaders in both the culinary art and culinary arts education."
: By the way, I am an accountant...soon to be a cook. I attend culinary school in the Washington D.C. - area.
I taught @ the Art Inst in Atlanta a very good school. I went to the CIA, if i had to do it all over again I would get a degree in computer science. Kitchens are hot the hours suck and conditions are pretty poor. Think hard, think twice. most of the people I graduated with are no longer in the profession.
Mark Heller C.E.C.