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New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute

 NOCHI and ProStart

Building on the foundation provided by ProStart, NOCHI’s certificate program offers advanced training, real-world experience, and invaluable industry connections that will set ProStart graduates on the path to success in the culinary world. Gaining practical experience in our state-of-the-art kitchen facilities, our students work alongside experienced chefs and participate in real-world scenarios that prepare them for the fast-paced environment of professional kitchens.

With a focus on excellence and innovation, our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts certificate program is the perfect next step for ProStart graduates. Whether they aspire to work in a top restaurant, start their own business, or explore new culinary horizons, our program will provide them with the tools and experience needed to succeed.

prostart scholarship

Any ProStart student that is referred to NOCHI by June 2025 will receive a $500 scholarship to attend! Contact our Admissions Office to learn more.

ProStart Professional Development

We were honored to host the 2024 ProStart Professional Development. Learning more about ProStart programs around the country was an exciting opportunity for our chef instructors and after learning about our pop-up capstone project, we know many of you have been looking for our Front-of-House Instructor, Jet Gauthier’s, recipe for the Butterfly Pea Tea Mint Lemonade non-alcoholic cocktail. We hope to see you again in 2025!

 
 

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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Field Trips

If you are an educator or work with a youth organization and your students have an interest in potentially pursuing a career in the culinary arts or baking & pastry arts, NOCHI offers field trips for student groups.

For more information, please fill out the interest form below!