AAA Bartending is the closest of the four bartending schools, located 12 minutes away from Westchester in Riverside. AAA is board certified by the state of Illinois and is also a member of the Better Business Bureau. AAA has classrooms designed to replicate actual working conditions, with special lighting and decor. Job-placement specialists are available to graduates either on-site or through the online job-placement system.
ABC Bartending School is a private bartending school located 30 minutes from Westchester in Chicago. ABC is the largest private bartending school in the country, with locations from coast to coast. Classes at ABC total 40 hours over one to 2 1/2 weeks and cover such bartending essentials as mixing cocktails, bar terms, basic bar equipment, customer service and interview techniques. Students have access to job-placement services upon graduation that are targeted at helping graduates get jobs in bars and restaurants in and around Chicago.
Elitte Bartending is a bilingual bartending school located 15 miles away from Westchester that is accessible from Interstate 290. All instructors at Elitte are certified to teach bartending by the Illinois Board of Education. The course totals 40 hours, with classes being offered in one- and two-week blocks. All final exams at Elitte are offered in three languages: English, Spanish and Polish. Elitte offers job-placement assistance as well as internships through its in-house staffing agency.
The Bartenders Group is a bartending school designed specifically for students wishing to work in the Chicago area. The Bartenders Group is located 20 miles from Westchester off West Wolfram Street on Chicago's North Side. The Bartenders Group offers two three-hour classes split into two different skill levels. Students must complete the level-one class and take an online test before advancing to the level-two classes. All instructors at The Bartenders Group tend bar in Chicago, with each having a minimum of five years of experience.