Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
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| Type | Private culinary school |
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| Established | 1991 |
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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts is a private culinary school with campuses in Boulder, Colorado, Austin, Texas, and online. The school offers culinary arts, pastry arts, hospitality, food entrepreneurship, holistic nutrition and wellness, and plant-based programs. It is named after Auguste Escoffier, a French chef who is regarded [according to whom?] as the father of modern haute cuisine, and owned by Triumph Higher Education group.[1]
History
[edit]Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts was founded in 2010 when it acquired the former Culinary School of the Rockies in Boulder, Colorado. Shortly after that merger, the school purchased an additional campus in Austin, Texas. The school is named after Auguste Escoffier, the French chef who is regarded as the father of modern haute cuisine, and known for creating the kitchen brigade system [citation needed], à la carte menu[citation needed] and the mother sauces [jargon] [citation needed]. The school is affiliated with the Auguste Escoffier Foundation, and Le Musee Escoffier de l’Art Culinaire. Michel Escoffier, the great grandson of Auguste Escoffier, is a member of the parent corporation's advisory board.
Academics
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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder, Colorado is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) and approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Division of Private Occupational Schools.
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Austin, Texas is nationally accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE), is approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission-Career Schools and Colleges, and is authorized as an Associate of Applied Science degree–granting institution through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
The schools are also members of a number of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, World Association of Chefs Societies, National Restaurant Association, and ServSafe. The Culinary Arts program in Austin is programmatically accredited by the American Culinary Federation's Educational Foundation.
Programs
[edit]The pastry arts program at the Austin campus is a 60-week course issuing an associate degree in Applied Science in Pastry Arts program. In Boulder, the pastry Arts diploma program offered at the Boulder campus is a 32-week course.
Online
[edit]Offered through the Boulder campus, the Diploma in Culinary Arts and Operations program is a 15-month long accredited program. The program requires a 6-week industry externship. Additionally, there's a 13-month Diploma in Professional Pastry Arts program.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Our Schools". TriumphEducation.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- 1991 establishments in Colorado
- 2011 establishments in Texas
- Cooking schools in the United States
- Education in Austin, Texas
- Education in Boulder, Colorado
- Educational institutions established in 1991
- Educational institutions established in 2011
- Private universities and colleges in Colorado
- Private universities and colleges in Texas