Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute

Learn in Colorado's top resort kitchens and save thousands

Prepare for a career in culinary arts as an apprentice in four-diamond restaurants! Combine this European-style culinary apprenticeship with your degree for a résumé that will impress.

Employers want real-world culinary experience, not just a piece of paper on the wall. You can get valuable, world-class, hands-on training at a fraction of the cost at the Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute.

Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute offers:

  • At least 4,000 hours of hands-on experience in gourmet kitchens
  • Nationally recognized credentials following completion of the American Culinary Federation Apprenticeship
  • Valuable connections with four-diamond restaurants and executive chefs
  • Small classes headed by acclaimed faculty that lead students in amazing directions, including the James Beard House
  • A unique opportunity to "earn while you learn" including benefits
  • A stacked resumé before graduation
  • A ski pass to some of the world's best slopes

All this and it's one of the most affordable programs of its kind! Check out the videos!

 
 
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Request information. Questions? Call 800-621-8559
See the Culinary Videos

Watch the Culinary Institute video.
Culinary Institute

Students and faculty reveal details about the CMC Culinary Institute's exciting mix of small-class instruction and hands-on apprenticeships.

Watch the Culinary Graduates video.
Culinary Graduates
CMC’s Culinary Institute graduates prepare for a prestigious James Beard House Dinner.

Watch the Cooking With Scott video.
Cooking with Scott

Meet Scott Radek, executive chef of the Keystone Lodge. He supervises student apprentices and is on the CMC Culinary Institute Advisory Board.

Watch Kevin Clark cooking on KWGN.
Kevin Clarke on KWGN

Kevin Clarke, director of the CMC Culinary Institute at Keystone, prepares Colorado Summer Squash and Sweet Corn Sauté on KWGN.

Watch Kevin Clark cooking on KWGN.
Opportunities for Apprentices

See Matt Good, apprentice at Vail/Eagle Valley, assist Chef Topple during a live cooking demo for TV8

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