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New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute

certificate programs

Our signature six-month certificate programs put aspiring and continuing professionals on the fast track to long-term success. We’ve fused industry-focused training with an intensive but supportive learning environment to offer everything you need to build a successful, lifelong career in the field today—all from our downtown New Orleans campus.

Our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts tracks cover 25 subjects with nearly 650 hours of intensive hands-on instruction. Student cohorts work and learn in a collaborative peer setting while connecting with an extensive professional network of industry leaders. Additional coursework includes restaurant planning and operations, ServSafe® certification, and culinary math, culminating in a pop-up café capstone course where students create the concept, design the menu, and operate front- and back-of-house.

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Why NOCHI?

Great question. We offer something totally unique to culinary professionals. As a student, you’ll receive nearly 650 hours of close, hands-on instruction and graduate in less than 6 months.

  • 16:1 student-to-instructor ratio

  • Award-winning chefs on faculty

  • Real world-friendly schedule with classes Monday-Friday, 7:30am-2:30pm

  • Connect with a diverse network of industry leaders

  • Coursework on career development and strong emphasis on job placement

  • Enrichment opportunities including field trips, industry panels, and guest speakers

  • Operate a pop-up café before you graduate

Fast-track your success and expand your network. We look forward to training you.

 
 
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Considering an education in the culinary arts? We’re here to meet you wherever you are. Leave us your contact information and we’ll reach out to answer any questions you may have.

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Culinary Arts

Coursework includes:

  • Food & Kitchen Safety

  • Culinary Math

  • Knife Skills, Stocks, and Sauces

  • Meat & Seafood Fabrication

  • Plant-Forward Cuisine

  • International Cuisines of Asia, Latin-America, and the Mediterranean

  • Garde-Manger

  • Banquets & Catering

  • Restaurant Planning & Operations

  • Baking & Pastry Fundamentals

 

Baking & Pastry Arts

Coursework includes:

  • Food & Kitchen Safety (including ServSafe® certification)

  • Bakery Math

  • Laminated Doughs

  • Hearth Breads & Rolls

  • Modern Approaches to Baking

  • Chocolates & Confections

  • Basic, Classic & Contemporary Cakes

  • Restaurant Planning & Operations

  • Culinary Fundamentals

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