Culinary Schools in Columbus, OH

Bradford School

• Considered one of the top-rated culinary schools in the area, the Bradford School offers a program that takes approximately two years to complete. The school offers courses on food preparation and presentation, knife handling, and restaurant and hospitality management, to accommodate any specialties you might be exploring. It also offers free information and tours of the school that can be scheduled through the website or by calling. The school provides job placement services after graduation and hands-on education.

  Culinary Institute at Bradford School
  2469 Stelzer Rd
  Columbus OH 43219
  (877) 506-5006
  (614) 944-4200
  http://www.columbusculinary.com/index_home.php

Columbus State College

• Providing a more traditional college atmosphere, Columbus State College offers degree and certificate programs in restaurant and hospitality management, baking and chef training, and culinary arts. Offering traditional college benefits such as federal student loans and scholarships, this small college allows for personalized education with hands-on training. The top-rated chef apprenticeship major is a three-year program in which students work under the guidance of a professional chef. They also attend classes at the college for one day a week to earn associate's degrees. The program works with the standards of the American Culinary Federation, Columbus chapter, to ensure students are granted their journeyman chef title through the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. If you're looking for more technical training and less of the traditional college experience, Columbus State College offers several certificate programs in baking, dietary technical work, and school food services. The programs run for six months to a year, assuming you follow the recommended course schedules, which include 6-8 credit hours per quarter.

  Columbus State College
  550 E Spring St
  Columbus Ohio 43216
  (800) 621-6407
  (614) 227-2400
  www.cscc.edu

Ohio State University

• Catering to the most traditional college experience, Ohio State is where you go to get a standard four-year degree. Most of the classes offered at Ohio State are related to food technical services, restaurant and hotel management, and the dietary aspects of food, such as nutritional information. Not a culinary school itself, Ohio State University works closely with Columbus State College to incorporate technical learning into a full four-year degree.

  OSU
  Enarson Hall
  154 W 12th Avenue
  Columbus, Ohio 43210
  (614) 292-OHIO
  www.osu.edu