Culinary Arts

Locations: Hermitage | Duration: 16 Months

With Laurel’s newly updated 16-month immersive degree program, you will develop a strong foundation in the art of cooking through theory, technique, and palate training.

Skills Development:

Knife Skills
Specialized Desserts, Baking & Pastry Skills
Dry And Moist Heat Cooking Methods
Baking Skills
Menu Planning
Local Sourcing
Sanitation

With Laurel’s newly updated 16-month immersive degree program, you will develop a strong foundation in the art of cooking through theory, technique, and palate training. Our Chef instructors will help train your senses, guiding you through an incredible range of tastes and flavors, from herbs and condiments to vegetables and meats.

At Laurel, you’ll also spend a semester, growing and harvesting food in our on-campus garden, serving in our School Restaurant ‘Gigi’s Table’ and work to create community events that celebrate and engage local farmers and producers. You will also gain practical experience with these skills through on-the-job training in three separate internship rotations at some of our region’s leading culinary providers.

Certifications

Laurel’s program prepares you to take the following industry-recognized credentials:

Program Highlights

Newly redesigned program from diploma to degree

Unique onsite features such as student-run restaurant and garden

Gain professional experience through a required internship

Content Courses

Sanitation and Safety
Sustainability, Horticulture & Local Sourcing
Food & Beverage Management
Baking, Pastry & Dessert Essentials
American Regional Cuisines
International Cuisines
Culinary Fundamentals
Menu Planning

Features & Benefits

Hands-On Training

Laurel is able to offer hands-on training and experiential learning opportunities through our student restaurant, Gigi’s Table. Laurel’s culinary kitchen and restaurant is open to the public for a full, dine in & take-out service. With work completed by our students, these experiences help build qualified and experienced professionals.

Experiential Learning

Laurel offers experiential learning opportunities to our Culinary Art students in our gardens and greenhouse*. Fresh ingredients are available for our students to learn how to grow and use while working in the classroom. Our students have the opportunity to grow the tools that they will use to succeed in their program of study!

*Greenhouse housed at LTI is a partnership with Whole Life Services and The Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce

Family Environment

Laurel is a family-oriented organization where we treat everybody as a member of the Laurel family by not only knowing each of our student’s names, but by being interested in the success of each and every student. We offer small class sizes at convenient locations with providing excellence and quality education in mind.

Gigi's Table Student Restaurant at LTI

Laurel Technical Institute Sharon Satellite is pleased to announce the opening of the Culinary Arts student restaurant, Gigi’s Table. The space will be open to serve the public as well as prepare takeout meals for the community. Gigi’s is the finishing line for all our students hard work. Preparing delicious dishes such as healthy soups, light lunches and hearty dinners all while learning about food and beverage operations.

Laurel’s on-site restaurant gives students the opportunity to build skills in the type of environment that they can expect in future career options. It allows for professional interaction with members of the community and gives them the opportunity to practice skills in the very environment they started learning in. We really look forward to making you a delicious meal to showcase our student’s hard work!

Gigi’s Table Student Restaurant

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Your Career Pathway

Experiential Learning

Absorb knowledge and skills with hands-on learning.

At Laurel, the goal is to provide quality education that leads to career ready graduates. We define Experiential Learning as the process of learning through hands-on experiences giving you direct work-based learning!

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Internship Experience

Build a bridge from school to work.

Experiencing internships helps you on your career path! Career Services coordinates internships and clinicals as an integral part of each program that provides students with invaluable work experience in their chosen fields.

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Premier Employer Partners

Laurel Institutes Employer Partner Avalon Golf And County Club

Laurel Institutes Employer Partner The Grand Resort

Laurel Institutes Employer Partner Fresh Mark

Laurel Institutes Employer Partner Nemacolin

Occupation Outlook

Laurel encourages all prospective students to fully research employment opportunities when choosing a program of study. Please click the links below to learn more.

O*NET OnLine Occupation Search

The U.S. Department of Labor and the National Center for O*NET Development published a list of “Bright Outlook Occupation s*,” which allows individuals to view and research popular, in-demand occupations in a specific field of study. Laurel is dedicated to preparing students and graduates for those “bright” employment and career opportunities and helping our local employers find their perfect candidates. Bright Outlook Occupations are jobs that are expected to grow rapidly in the next several years, are predicted to have a large number of job openings, and include new and emerging occupations in high-growth industries!

Popular Occupations:

FOOD SERVICE MANAGER
CHEFS AND HEAD COOKS
FOOD PREP WORKERS

For a full program outline, see our school catalogs

Laurel Graduate Spotlight

Karin Shay

GRADUATION: SEPTEMBER 2022

PROGRAM OF STUDY: CULINARY ARTS

OCCUPATION: THE AVALON AT BUHL AS A LINE COOK

Meet the Program Directors

Patrick O’Connor

CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR
B.S. Business Administration / Hospitality and Tourism, A.S. Baking and Pastry

“The LTI School of Culinary Arts is a comprehensive, industry-focused path for career-driven and passionate aspiring culinarians. With practical applications of classical French techniques, our students learn the how’s and why’s that shape the decisions of trained culinarians. In addition to cooking techniques, our students learn the importance of leadership, accountability, sustainability, culture, and community in our food ecosystem.”