Comparison Checklist Forms

Diploma Program Comparison Checklist

(See below for an Associates Degree Comparison)

Criteria Of Comparison Culinary Institute
Alain & Marie LeNôtre		 School 2
(Pick one)		 School 3
(Pick one)
1) Number of weeks of “hands-on kitchen labs” for the Culinary Arts Diploma? 30 weeks, 1125 Clock Hours (Morning class 8 am to 3pm)    
2) Number of kitchen lab hour /weeks? 38 hour / week    
3) Are the kitchen labs 90% “hands-on”? Yes    
4) Is there a choice between day and evening classes? Yes    
5) Tuition, fees and supplies of the Culinary Arts diploma? (30 weeks, 1125 Clock Hours) $23,000    
6) Cost of living while in school? $1,000 a month approx    
7) Minimum years of executive chef experience held by chef instructors? 10 years    
8) Maximum number of students per Chef instructor (class size)? 12 Per instructor    
9) Number of menus / recipes learned per week “hands-on”? 12 to 20    
10) Are “in-house” scholarships available to those who qualify? Yes    
11) Is the dishwashing performed by students? No    
12) Is there enough food made in kitchen labs to feed students and instructors at breakfast and for seated meals? Yes    
13) Is there a free coffee, espresso bar and lounge? Yes    
14) Are there internship opportunities in France? Yes, for those who qualify    
15) Will this Diploma help me climb the corporate ladder and earn more money, faster? Yes    
16) Is the American Culinary Federation Junior membership included in the tuition? Yes, for those who qualify    
17) Is the Diploma curriculum in full compliance with the standards of the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and the College of Technology (ACCSCT)? Yes    
18) Is the school Endorsed for Quality Education by the American Culinary Federation? Yes    
19) Do out of state students have to pay more to attend? No    
20) Is there a scholarship to help out of state students pay for school? Yes    
21) Is there a culinary voyage in the U.S.A. or abroad, inclusive of the tuition?
*Conditions Apply 		Sorry, only available for associate degree students.    


Associates Degree Comparison Checklist

Criteria of Comparison Culinary Institute
Alain & Marie LeNôtre		 School 2
(Pick one)		 School 3
(Pick one)
1) Number of months? (morning classes) 14 Months    
2) Number of credits? 108 Credits    
3) Is there a choice between day and evening classes? Yes    
4) Tuition, Fee and Supplies? $37,000 to $38,000    
5) Cost of living while in school? Approx. $1,000 a month=$14,000    
6) Total tuition with cost of  living, books, etc. (line 4 + 5 = 6) $51,560    
7) Savings through earning by joining the workforce after 14 months of study instead of 21 months? (sometimes 24 months) $12,000    
8) True cost? (line 6-7=8) $39,560    
9) Minimum years of experience the Chef instructors have teaching kitchen labs? 10 years    
10) Max number of students in kitchen labs per Chef instructor? 12    
11) Number of kitchen lab clock hours in relation to academic classes: 760 Hours    
12) Are the kitchen labs 90% hands-on? Yes    
13) Is there enough food made in kitchen labs to feed students and instructors for breakfast and for seated meals? Yes    
14) Is there a free coffee, espresso bar and lounge? Yes    
15) Will this management Degree help me climb the corporate ladder and earn more, faster? Yes    
16) Is the American Culinary Federation Junior Membership included in the tuition? Sorry, only available for associate degree students.    
17) Is the Associate Degree curriculum in full compliance with the standards of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) and the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and College Technology (ACCSCT)? Yes    
18) Are there internship opportunities in France? Yes, If you Qualify    
19) Are “ in house” scholarships available for those who qualify? Yes    
20) Is the dishwashing performed by students? No    
21) Is the school Endorsed for Quality Education by the American Culinary Federation? Yes    
22) Do out of state students have to pay more to attend? No    
23) Is there a scholarship to help out of state students pay for school? Yes    
24) Is there a culinary voyage in the U.S.A. or abroad, inclusive of the tuition?
*Conditions Apply 		Yes.    

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