International Culinary Center

Super service

Super service , Thank you

Best culinary school to fulfill your …

Best culinary school to fulfill your dreams. Making you want the desire to go back for more.

Amazing instructors with thorough …

Amazing instructors with thorough knowledge. No complaints at all. Perhaps a bit of emphasis on how the real kitchen work, meaning it bit tough in the real world. Long hours and low wages in the beginning.

Best experience in learning

I use my training I received every day and think fondly of my teachers.

ICC has the finest culinary faculty in the world

ICC has the finest culinary faculty in the world. As a student, you learn from living legends like Jacques Pepin, Andre Soltner, and Jacques Torres. No matter how good a cook you are at the outset, from the day you start to the day you graduate, you learn and evolve more than you could imagine. Plus, the job placement resources reach far and wide. Your return on investment in an ICC education is tremendous.

Too expensive

I've trained an ICC grad couple of years ago and he said he's never used his serrated knife. He said there were too many kids in the class and was difficult to learn anything. The school's tuition has gone through the roof and I don't feel like it's worth sending kids through it anymore. It just doesn't pay off at the end. They're better off getting an academic degree and just being a stagier and learning for free.

Amazing and excellent

Amazing and excellent. Priceless experience

Great school and programs

Great school and programs, teachers are hands on. Easy to find a job after graduate. L'ecole restaurant provides physical learning experience in the kitchen. highly recommend.

I received an excellent education and …

I received an excellent education and Chef Sixto Alonso deserves five stars for his excellent teaching and help!

The educational experience was good but …

The educational experience was good but expect little support for finding jobs if you don't live in the NYC or other very large metropolitan area.

Loved my time at FCI

Though it was 16 years ago, I remember my experience at FCI to be a wonderful one. Incredible instructors and support staff and a well designed learning environment.

Best decision I've made personally.

Am I glad that I went to culinary …

Am I glad that I went to culinary school? I suppose so. I learned a tremendous amount, but not without plenty of hiccups - mainly from a handful of rude staff - along the way. For the most part, the instructors were good, but there were two who were absolutely atrocious - the reason I chose not to pursue a career in the industry.

I received more than Culinary Training at ICC

When I attended FCI (now known as ICC) back in February of '1989, one of the main reasons was because Jacque Pepin was coming on board in the spring. I checked out every other school in the area, including CIA but why would I leave NYC where every talented chef is located on one island. I had already attended college and felt I didn't need another two year school. Their six month program was perfect. You really get your necessary skills out in the culinary world after you graduate. I felt like FCI gave me the basics and it was up to me to hone those basic skills. Over the years, I have reached out to ICC for alumni trips, classes as well as helping me promote my own restaurant. I even was able to inspire an employee too attend ICC 25 years after I graduated. Attending ICC was one of those life changing experiences that has lead me down a wonderful culinary path. I currently am hosting a food show for SDPB called Savor Dakota and everything in my culinary life has lead me to this point. Dorothy Cann Hamilton had a wonderful vision and constantly challenged everyone around her. She has left a wonderful legacy.

great school

The faculty is grand! The passion and teamwork they possess makes that a great place to learn.

Great experience

Wonderful experience in the Icc school, chefs are hard on you but they push you to the mentality which will bring success in a kitchen !

Wish I could do Culinary Arts again! Perhaps Bread/Pastry next?

ICC's program is awesome! Tough yes- but worth the time, effort, and $. Fabulous Chefs, workshops, students, network and job opportunities. As with everything in life- you get out what you put in. I highly recommend this program to anyone; from those looking to enter the business to those looking to fine tune their skills.

I loved every minute if the training.

I was trained at the school over twenty years ago when it was called the French Culinary INS. The instructors were amazing knowledgeable experts in their field, precise, patient, and detail-oriented.

ICC Rules

I had a great experience at ICC as a student and learned a lot. I had a great opportunity to learn from some of the best chefs in the industry.

Such a memorable experience.

From the individual attention from the chefs to the high quality ingredients we used my time at school was top notch. As a second career person it was actually tougher than I thought but that excellence opened doors to me as the food community knows the high standards of the school. Thank you ICC for sending me on a wonderful path.