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Established	June, 1980
Location	Montpelier & Essex Junction Vermont, USA
Homepage	New England Culinary Institute
'NECI Restaurants'
Montpelier	Chef's Table Main Street Grill & Bar La Brioche Bakery & Café
Essex	Butler's at the Inn at Essex The Tavern at the Inn at Essex

The 'New England Culinary Institute' (NECI) is a culinary school located in Montpelier, Vermont founded on June 15, 1980 by Fran Voigt and John Dranow. The first NECI class, conducted by Chef Michel LeBorgne, had just seven students. A second campus was opened in Essex Junction, Vermont on August 23, 1989.^[1]
New England Culinary Institute's curriculum is based on "learning by doing," immersing students in real kitchen situations and maintaining a small teacher/chef to student ratio in comparison to other American culinary schools.^[2] As a result, the institute runs a number of restaurants in Montpelier and Essex Junction.

Contents

Educational Programs

Notable alumni

References

External links

Educational Programs

★ 'Certification Programs'^M

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★ Certificate in Basic Cooking

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★ Certificate in Baking

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★ Certificate in Pastry

★ 'Associate Degree Programs'

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★ AOS in Culinary Arts^‡

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★ AOS in Baking and Pastry Arts^M

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★ AOS in Hospitality & Restaurant Management^E

★ 'Bachelor Degree Programs'^E

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★ BA in Culinary Arts

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★ BA in Hospitality & Restaurant Management
^M Program is on the Montpelier campus
^E Program is on the Essex campus
^‡ First year in Montpelier, Second year in Essex

Notable alumni

★ Alton Brown – Host of ''Good Eats'' and ''Feasting on Asphalt'', and commentator of ''Iron Chef America''

★ Steve Corry, owner/operator of ''Five Fifty-Five'' (Portland, ME) – one of ''Food & Wine Magazine''’s ten “Best New Chefs - 2007”

★ Paul Hogan – Former Australian Consul turned celebrity butler

★ Steve Jackson – Personal chef to the Chicago Bulls

★ Gavin Kaysen, chef de cuisine of ''El Bizcocho'' (San Diego, CA) – one of ''Food & Wine Magazine''’s ten “Best New Chefs - 2007”

★ Mariana Velasquez – former Test Kitchen Manager, ''Eating Well Magazine''

★ Brent B. Sloan – owner of 21st Wines in Houston, Texas and associate of the A' La Carte Foodservice Consulting Group

★ Michael Kirk – owner of HCL- a UK based management consultancy firm providing services and solutions for the hospitality, catering and leisure industries

References

1. History ©2007 New England Culinary Institute
2. A Dozen Differences ©2007 New England Culinary Institute

External links

★ New England Culinary Institute

★ Alton Brown's website