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Certificate in Basic Cooking

If you are interested in pursuing a career in the kitchen, NECI's certificate in basic cooking allows you to begin on a professional path as a prep, line or banquet cook. Our condensed program and student/teacher ratio of 10:1 will give you the foundation to develop your job skills in a highly competitive marketplace.

  • Hands-on experience in an operational non-commercial kitchen
  • Only 15 weeks of residency and a 700-hour paid
    internship –A stepping stone to further education, such as NECI’s
    Associates Degree in Culinary Arts.
  • 3 enrollments throughout the year – September, January and May

Questions? Call us toll-free at 877-223-6324 and ask to speak with an admissions representative or email us at info@neci.edu.

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The students here are working and learning together in an amazing way. I'm going to talk to these people for the rest of my life.”

-Kristen Leonaro, Lunenburg, MA, Class of '08