Our Mission...


Serving the Industry
It is our mission to provide affordable culinary training that is task driven and realistic about the culinary industry today. An industry where time is money and your reputation precedes you. Those who can perform will succeed. Our curriculum will teach students not only how to get jobs, but how to keep them and to be successful at them. We are dedicated to becoming a quality leader in Culinary Training, to be well positioned in the industry as a competent educational source, and to be respected and dedicated to the culinary industry as a whole for versatile training in the hospitality industry.


Recognize Strengths, Weaknesses and Needs in the Industry
It is our goal to recognize the strengths, weaknesses and needs of the industry and to find solutions for these situations. Knowing that a Culinary Education can be very costly and that the pay scale coming out of school is very low concerns us. Students entering culinary schools are commonly misled about how much money can be made or the level of position that can be attained coming out of school. Students graduating from the majority of the culinary vocational schools are not prepared for the current work situation.

Dedication
We are dedicated to becoming a quality leader in Culinary Training, to be well positioned in the industry as a competent educational source, and to be respected and dedicated to the culinary industry as a whole for versatile training in the hospitality industry.

A premier culinary school
The Culinary Center of Monterey is poised to be a premier culinary school, offering the student instruction in both classical and contemporary techniques as well as educating the senses. As a student in the Culinary Center of Monterey, exposure to world class chefs and restaurants is readily available including event training. The student will learn to be an effective chef in real life situations. Directed by chef instructors, students will study and prepare foods utilizing contemporary methods and state-of-the-art equipment.