Colleges/Univ w/good rep for culinary/hospitality

College Search & Selection
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<p>It's really hard to get past the self-promo on the web... Does anyone have any insider information on colleges that offer a good education in culinary studies and the hospitality field? </p>

<p>So many of those on the web ask for a ton of money and additional fees up front--one would hope that the employability of the graduates would be stellar. I have seen a number of community colleges offering culinary training but I guess I am hoping that there are some traditional colleges who take the field seriously beyond food prep. Would a traditional college route be better than the specialized "Cordon Bleu" or stylized cooking schools in the long run?</p>

<p>I have read online about Johnson and Wales, but don't have any inside info beyond what they want me to know from their own adverts.</p>

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<p>Cornell school of Hotel Administration?</p>

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<p>definitely Cornell hotel school! Switzerland also has some great schools as well, but I forgot the particular names.</p>

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<p>Check out UMass Amherst. Students run the on campus hotel as part of their program</p>

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<p>For Hospitality MANAGEMENT, the best programs are Cornell, Michigan State, and University of Nevada Las Vagas.</p>

<p>Other good programs are: Purdue, Boston U, Penn State, Florida State and U of Houston (Conrad Hotel School).</p>

<p>Culinary studies is an entirely different field.</p>

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<p>I think Michigan State has a well regarded hotel and restaurant management program.</p>

<p>As for Johnson & Wales, the one I know a little bit about is in Providence, RI, and at least the local reputation there is that it's quite good. The students there do interact also with other students in the area.</p>

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<p>Definitely Cornell's School of Hotel Administration! Come to the Cornell boards and we'd be more than happy to tell you all about it :)</p>

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<p>University of Houston - Conrad Hilton School - as I recall they have an on-campus hotel and restaurant...don't know about the culinary part, tho...</p>

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<p>If you are looking for a smaller school, I suggest that you check out Paul Smith's College in upstate New York. Frankly, I never heard of the school until it was named in the Washington Post as one of their "hidden gems" (Jay Matthews, the Post's education reporter, does a column on college "Hidden Gems" every couple of years). I checked out their website (<a href="http://www.paulsmiths.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.paulsmiths.edu&lt;/a&gt;) and it seems like a pretty interesting place.</p>