American Bartending School has been certifying bartenders since 1978. The company has been owned and operated by the same ownership since the company's inception and are licensed with the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida. The school is located on West Cyprus pass. You can schedule a time to view the facility and learn more about the school and classes. American Bartending will allow you to view classes in session to make an informed decision prior to registering for the class.
ABC Bartending Schools is a national school chain with bartending schools open across the country, including Tampa. The school helps place graduates with local bars in need of bartenders. The website offers many informational videos regarding what to expect in the classroom and company background information. ABC Bartending School is located on Mariner Street overlooking Tampa Bay Marina.
A prospective bartender will learn the basic in and outs of being behind the bar. The courses teaches all students the basic bar equipment, customer service strategies, bar terms and placing a drink in the correct glass. Students will also learn how to make more than 100 mixed drinks including highballs, margaritas, martinis, shooters and exotic drinks. The classes will also focus on how to pour different beers such as correctly pouring a draught beer and Guinness specialty pours.
Both bartending schools in the Tampa area offer the courses in a variety of scheduling options. Each course requires at least 40 hours of classroom experience. The classes are offered over one week, two week and five week courses. The one week courses are accelerated programs and require being in class for eight hours each day. The two week course are half day courses offered in the mornings or afternoon. The five week course is conducted on weekends only. Typical cost for a bartending course is $150.