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Culinary Schools in West Virginia

 
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Reluctant Gourmet
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:14 pm    Post subject: Culinary Schools in West Virginia Reply with quote
I received the following email from Zack, a high school student interested in going to culinary arts school. Here is what he asked:

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Hello my name is zack. I am a freshman in high school my grades are not very good right now and i am working to get them up right now but my guidance counselor told me to get my grades up and get information on what i would love to be when i grow up and start working on it now i would like to be a culinary chief. i am writing to see if you could recommend any good culinary arts school in west Virginia or some advice on what to do to get a scholarship to attend culinary arts school and if you could recommend some classes i should take during my course in high school I thank you for taking the time to read this and any information you could give me would be very appreciated. thank you zack


Here was my reply:

Here's what I would recommend. Do a search for culinary schools in your area and contact them directly to see what they have to offer and ask them about scholarship availability. Also, contact some local restaurants and ask if you can speak with the chefs about your desire to go to culinary school. Who knows, they might even offer you a job. I would also recommend you go to your school or local library and read some books on becoming a chef. There is a list of great books on my web site. Lastly, if you high school has any type of culinary education classes, be sure to take them.

If anyone in the community has some additional advise or suggestions, please post.

RG
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jfield



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's a pretty comprehensive response, RG. I think Zack would do well to follow your advice. He could also search on-line for scholarship opportunities. As we've discussed before, I strongly advise folks to work in the industry for at least 6 months before committing the time and money to a culinary arts program. That said, lots of community colleges offer hospitality arts degrees, and that also could be an avenue for him.
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