NECI Internships

An internship is one of the most vital and life-informing elements of your education at New England Culinary Institute. It’s an opportunity to take the skills your have learned and practice them at some of the most prestigious restaurants, resorts, corporations and other institutions in the world. You’ll not only be building an impressive resume, you’ll be discovering more about yourself and your future in the food and beverage industry.

Interns receive pay as well as academic credit and valuable experience. Our students’ interests vary widely; recent internships include test kitchens at food magazines, major universities, five star restaurants and resorts, and hospitals.

Recent Internships Sites Have Included:


Culinary Arts

  • Hamersley's Bistro Boston, MA
  • Per Se New York, NY
  • Ritz Carlton Hotel and Resort Half Moon Bay, CA
  • Four Seasons Hotel Jackson Hole, WY
  • Encore Memphis, TN
  • Modern at the Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
  • Auberge du Soleil Napa Valley, CA
  • Terra Napa Valley, CA
  • Cuisine Magazine Des Moines, IA
  • Blackbird Chicago, IL
  • Tru Chicago, IL
  • Norman's Miami, FL
  • La Fete Catering Natick, MA
  • Cafe Provence Brandon, VT
  • Fore Street Portland, ME
  • Oleana Cambridge, MA
  • Fig Charleston, SC

Baking and Pastry

  • Ritz Carlton Hotel and Resort Half Moon Bay, CA
  • Four Seasons Hotel Jackson Hole, WY
  • Finale Boston, MA
  • Sel de la Terre Boston, MA
  • Inn at Little Washington Washington, VA
  • Bit of Swiss Minneapolis, MN
  • King Arthur Flour Norwich, VT
  • Blue Duck Bakery and Café South Hampton, NY
  • Ritz Carlton Hotel Naples, FL
  • Equinox Resort Manchester, VT
  • Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Springs, CO
  • Bernardus Lodge Carmel Valley, CA
  • The Breakers Palm Beach, FL
  • The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, WV

Hospitality and Restaurant Management

  • Harvard University Food Service
  • Ritz Carlton Management Training Program
  • Starbucks
  • Hyatt Grand Champion Indian Wells, CA
  • The Biltmore Estate Asheville, NC
  • Admiral's Cove Jupiter, FL
  • Gaylord Opryland Resort Nashville, TN
  • No. 9 Park Boston, MA
  • Trapp Family Lodge Stowe, VT
  • Topnotch Resort & Spa Stowe, VT
  • Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV
  • Hotel Hershey Hershey, PA
  • Savoy New York, NY
  • Windsor Court Hotel New Orleans, LA
  • Levy Restaurants Louisville, KY
  • Union Square Hospitality Group New York, NY
Questions? Call us toll-free at 877-223-6324 and ask to speak with an admissions representative or email us at info@neci.edu.

After I graduate in June, I’ll enter the BA in Hospitality and Restaurant Management Program. I’ve established a great foundation in the kitchen – now I want to have it all.”

-Kim Poulin, Randoph, VT, Class of ‘08