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To apply for admission, please complete the application below. All applications require an essay. You may want to set aside 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete. All fields that are indicated by an * are required.

Create a question and answer to be used in verifying your account.


Please list two references that we can contact on your behalf.



Previous Education



If you have had any previous training, or experience in food services, related or otherwise (for example, in the military or employment) please describe:(Include Resume if available)



Employment (List latest position first)


Submit a written personal essay of one to two pages, double spaced.
Compose a one to two page essay, double-spaced, stating why you are interested in the food industry and why you’ve chosen to apply to NECI. Include any industry experience, community service and extracurricular activities you have been involved with.
If English is not your native language, please provide your TOEFL score.
Please indicate whether your TOEFL score was paper or computer based.
Applications submitted by non-US citizens require a $25 processing fee in US funds. Payment may be made by credit card over the phone (please call our admissions office during regular business hours, Eastern Standard Time) or by an international money order mailed to: International Application Processing, Admissions Office, New England Culinary Institute, 56 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602.

Please read the following before submitting:
I give the admissions office of New England Culinary Institute permission to verify information provided on this application. I understand that my application and all supplemental materials will be held in the strictest of confidence. I also give the admissions office permission to request official transcripts from my high school and my college(s).

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