Our Market Street location can bring your creative spirit to life - our proximity to arts, historical and cultural organizations lets you experience all that this lovely city has to offer. As a student here, you'll have an opportunity to learn from artists and professionals in a hands-on environment. And you'll have the opportunity to make both professional contacts and lifelong friends.
The vision of The Art Institute of Charleston is to become a leader in creative education for South Carolina. We hope you will join us on your creative journey as you prepare for a career to pursue the professional career you've always wanted.
Culinary Programs Offered:
Certificate
Baking & Pastry (C)
In the Baking & Pastry program, you’ll gain hands-on baking skills. Emphasis is placed on fundamental pastry and bread-baking techniques, in addition to all-purpose baking, desserts, cake decoration, and pastry arts. To complement your culinary techniques, you’ll learn critical thinking and business essentials. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as line cook and pantry cook (garde manger).
Culinary Arts (C)
In the Culinary Arts program, you’ll have an opportunity to gain practical experience in the kitchen while studying the business of cost control, sanitation and safety, menu and beverage management, nutrition, and kitchen management. You’ll have an opportunity to learn to produce food quickly and in quantity while working with others. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as line cook and pantry cook (garde manger).
Associate
Culinary Arts (AA)
In the Culinary Arts program, you’ll have an opportunity to gain practical experience in the kitchen while studying the business of cost control, sanitation and safety, menu and beverage management, nutrition, and kitchen management. You’ll have an opportunity to learn to produce food quickly and in quantity while working with others. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as line cook and pantry cook (garde manger).
Culinary Arts with a concentration in Baking & Pastry (AA)
In the Baking & Pastry program, you’ll gain hands-on baking skills. Emphasis is placed on fundamental pastry and bread-baking techniques, in addition to all-purpose baking, desserts, cake decoration, and pastry arts. To complement your culinary techniques, you’ll learn critical thinking and business essentials. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as line cook and pantry cook (garde manger).
Wine, Spirits, & Beverage Management* (AA)
In the Wines, Spirits & Beverages Management program, you’ll focus on the process of overseeing wines, spirits, and beverages supplies for restaurants, cruise ships, or banquet facilities. You’ll study communications, training, leadership, management, accounting, marketing, financial management, and employee relations. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as restaurant manager, inventory manager, or banquet manager.
*Participation in the program for those under 21 years of age will be conducted in accord with state law regarding the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Bachelors
Culinary Arts Management (BS)
In the Culinary Arts Management program, you’ll focus on what it takes to manage a kitchen, restaurant, or catering operation. You’ll study communications, training, leadership, management, accounting, marketing, financial management, and employee relations. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as restaurant manager or catering manager in restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships, and banquet facilities.
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* Evening and Weekend Option: Introducing the Evening and Weekend option at The Art Institutes. Now students can earn some degrees during evenings and weekends, with an online and on-ground format.
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Open House
Want to find out more about The Art Institutes system of schools? Attend our Open House on May 19th* at any of our locations throughout North America to see what we can offer you.
* May vary by school location, please contact the school for the exact date
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See below for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info. If the page does not open in the window: The Art Institutes program information
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The Art Institute of Charleston
A branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta
24 North Market Street
Charleston,
SC 29401
The Art Institute of Charleston is licensed by the South Carolina Commission on higher Education, 1333 Main St.,STE 200, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-737-2260, www.che.sc.gov. Licensure indicates only that minimum standards have been met; it is not an endorsement or guarantee of quality.
