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Cooking Classes in Illinois, A Culinary Surprise

If you’re serious about your culinary training, think Illinois. From the culinary hotbed of Chicago to the fine-dining suburbs of Aurora and Bridgeview, Illinois boasts some of the best opportunities for studying top-notch cooking, baking or managing in remarkable restaurants. Arguably the most exciting dining city in America, Chicago draws chefs and pastry chefs from across the world, creating a culinary spectrum any cooking student would treasure. Throw in Midwestern produce straight off the farms and you’ve got a recipe for choice culinary training.

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Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago
Chicago - Illinois
  • Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts
  • Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie and Baking
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The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
Chicago - Illinois
  • Culinary/Restaurant Management
  • Professional Cooking
  • Culinary Arts
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Kendall College Kendall College
Chicago - Illinois
  • Culinary Arts
  • Culinary Arts - Accelerated
  • Professional Catering
  • Professional Cookery
  • Baking and Pastry
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Fox College Fox College
Chicago - Illinois
Robert Morris College - Chicago Robert Morris College - Chicago
Chicago - Illinois
  • Associate Degree in Culinary Arts
  • State Wide Opportunities, Affordable Education
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Robert Morris College - DuPage Robert Morris College - DuPage
Aurora - Illinois
  • Culinary Arts
  • Hospitality Management
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Robert Morris College - Orland Park Robert Morris College - Orland Park
Orland Park - Illinois
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School Name City or Town State or Province Country Programs Offered
 
Westwood College of TechnologyChicagoIllinoisUSAHospitality Services Management
Belleville Area CollegeBellevilleIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Belleville Area CollegeBellevilleIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisIllinoisUSAFoods & Nutrition Studies
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondaleIllinoisUSAFoods & Nutrition Studies
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaIllinoisUSAAAS degree in Culinary Arts.
Parkland CollegeChampaignIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaignIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaignIllinoisUSAFoods & Nutrition Studies
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicagoIllinoisUSAHospitality Services Management
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of ChicagoChicagoIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSAHospitality Services Management
Robert Morris CollegeChicagoIllinoisUSAHospitality Services Management
Loyola University ChicagoChicagoIllinoisUSAFoods & Nutrition Studies
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of ChicagoChicagoIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of ChicagoChicagoIllinoisUSABaker/Pastry Chef
Chicago State UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSAHospitality Services Management
Lexington CollegeChicagoIllinoisUSACulinary Arts
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoIllinoisUSABaker/Pastry Chef
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Northwestern Business CollegeChicagoIllinoisUSAHospitality Services Management
Chicago State UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSAFoods & Nutrition Studies
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of ChicagoChicagoIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalbIllinoisUSAFoods & Nutrition Studies
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Elgin Community CollegeElginIllinoisUSABaker/Pastry Chef
Elgin Community CollegeElginIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Elgin Community CollegeElginIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
College of Du PageGlen EllynIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
College of Du PageGlen EllynIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
College of Du PageGlen EllynIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
College of Du PageGlen EllynIllinoisUSABaker/Pastry Chef
College of Du PageGlen EllynIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Northwestern Business College-Southwestern CampusHickory HillsIllinoisUSAHospitality Services Management
Rend Lake CollegeInaIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Benedictine UniversityLisleIllinoisUSAFoods & Nutrition Studies
Lake Land CollegeMattoonIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Black Hawk CollegeMolineIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Illinois Eastern Community Colls-Olney Ctrl CollOlneyIllinoisUSAProgram discontinued
William Rainey Harper CollegePalatineIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
William Rainey Harper CollegePalatineIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
William Rainey Harper CollegePalatineIllinoisUSABaker/Pastry Chef
William Rainey Harper CollegePalatineIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsIllinoisUSABaker/Pastry Chef
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Dominican UniversityRiver ForestIllinoisUSAFoods & Nutrition Studies
Triton CollegeRiver GroveIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Triton CollegeRiver GroveIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Rockford Business CollegeRockfordIllinoisUSAHospitality Services Management
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleIllinoisUSAProgram discontinued
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinIllinoisUSAFood and Beverage/Restaurant Mgmt.
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinIllinoisUSACulinary Arts/Chef Training
French Pastry SchoolChicagoIllinoisUSABaking & Pastry Certificate
Chicagos Community KitchenChicagoIllinoisUSACulinary Skills and Sanitation
Cooking wth the Best ChefsRoselleIllinoisUSAMany cooking styles/cuisines
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