Culinary Arts / Hospitality Degree Programs in Philadelphia, PA

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, Philadelphia:
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, located in the heart of University City, Philadelphia, PA, offers career training in fine dining and the luxury hospitality industry. The college offers four majors: Culinary Arts, Restaurant Management, Pastry Arts and Hotel Management. The majors are offered at the Associate and Bachelors degree levels.

Associate and Bachelor Degree Programs in Culinary Arts & Hospitality:

- Culinary Arts
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College's Culinary Arts education prepares students to launch incredible careers in the hospitality field. Students are immersed in a dynamic and innovative program featuring the techniques of master chefs. They participate in challenging internships. And, since they graduate with a comprehensive academic background and relevant experience, they enter the industry as respected professionals.

- Pastry Arts
This major is designed in the classic European tradition of fine Pastry Arts. Students experience a blend of pastry and culinary arts courses, food purchasing, kitchen management, human resources management, marketing, and retailing. Graduates leave the school with an impressive resume because they participate in pastry internships at restaurants, hotels or pastry shops under the guidance of professional pastry chefs.

- Restaurant Management
At The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, Restaurant Management majors live the experience of a professional in our open-to-the-public restaurant complex. This striking complex is situated in a picturesque European courtyard with four different theme restaurants. Student coursework includes relevant and exciting experiences such as wine tasting courses, which explore some of the finest of international vintages, mixology and bar management, and classic European tableside cooking.

- Hotel Management
Through innovative courses that are truly interactive, our Hotel Management students learn every facet of the industry. This major focuses on the fundamentals of culinary arts, dining room service, and wines and bar management. Students graduate with an understanding of the scope of Hotel Management. They learn hotel marketing, sales, convention management, purchasing, human resource management, accounting, state-of-the-art hotel management software, the fine art of negotiation, team leadership, and diplomacy. One of the aspects of Walnut Hill's programs is our Language and Cultures course, which prepares students to receive international business clients.