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Culinary Arts training in Connecticut at Lincoln Culinary Institute (LCI), a division of Lincoln Tech, can help prepare you for a career cooking, baking and prepping delectable cuisines inside beautiful, professional kitchens. Lincoln’s Culinary Arts school in Connecticut (located in Shelton, just outside New Haven and conveniently reached from I-95) is designed to help students enter the food service industry in the kitchens of dining establishments, resorts, catering halls, or as a personal/private chef.

In addition to learning a wide range of cooking techniques and professional skills, students also learn about menu planning, nutritional needs and more. Take a virtual world tour as you study global cuisine, and taste the rewards of your hard work through food preparation and food management courses.

Highlights of Culinary Arts School

• Classical and modern food preparation and cooking techniques
• Advanced skills: meats, poultry and seafood
• Food and beverage management
• Food service operation
• Food science
• Menu planning and nutrition
• International cuisine and culture
• Becoming a personal or private chef

You’ll also complete a 180-hour externship in an actual restaurant setting, learning from chefs on the job and developing a professional mindset as you build valuable work experience.

Upon completion of this program, you’ll be prepared to pursue entry-level positions in the culinary arts and food services industry as a Line Cook, Prep Cook, Sous Chef, Chef ’s Assistant, Pantry Cook and more. LCI’s hiring partners have chosen Lincoln graduates to work in the kitchens of top area restaurants, resorts, hotels, catering facilities, and even cruise lines – ask about our special partnership with Disney.

Put your potential to work through Culinary Arts school training – you’ll find all the ingredients for an incredible new career at Lincoln Culinary Institute.

¹ National Center for O*NET Development. Connecticut Employment Trends: 35-1012.00 - First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from .

Important information about the educational debt, earnings, completion and placement rates of students who attended Lincoln ÑÇÖÞÍø¼t¶µã can be found on the campus consumer information page.

Campuses that currently offer training in this program area are listed below, as well as links to exact program informational fact sheets: