| Feature |
Note |
| Main telephone |
312.791.0418
|
| Request more information |
Find more information on this website
|
| Contact person name |
Ricky Lam
|
| Contact person title |
Employment and Training Department Manager
|
| Contact person e-mail |
Email
|
| Contact person phone |
312.791.0418
|
| Feature |
Note |
| Public or private |
Private
|
| Type of school |
Culinary
|
| Date founded |
1978
|
| Degrees offered |
Certificate of completion
|
| School accreditation |
Approved by Illinois Board of Higher Education
|
| Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligible training provider |
Chef training program
|
| Setting |
Urban (in a large city)
|
| Closest major metropolitan area |
Chicago
|
| Population of city the school is in |
2,853,114
|
| Public transportation to campus |
Accessible by CTA Red Line and several bus routes.
|
| Student parking on campus |
Street meter parking available
|
| County |
Cook
|
| School visit availability |
8am-4pm, M-F
|
| Contact to set up school visit |
John Claybrooke or Ricky Lam
312.791.0418
|
| Feature |
Note |
| Number of full time, male students |
16
|
| Number of full time, female students |
28
|
| Total number of full time students |
44
|
| Asian |
80%
|
| Black |
15%
|
| Hispanic |
5%
|
| These figures reflect responses of people who chose to indicate their racial-ethnic background. All categories except Hispanic represent non-Hispanic students. International students are not included in these figures so they may not add up to 100 percent. |
| Other age of student information |
Four of the students were under 25
|
| Percentage of students 25 or older |
57%
|
| Feature |
Note |
| Costs (for proprietary schools) |
Agency provides full scholarship to eligible students. Tuition for self-paying students $5,000 (all costs included).
|
| Tuition refund policy |
Any student has the right to cancel his/her contract until midnight of the 5th calendar day after the student is accepted by the school and contract is signed by the student. The school will cancel a student’s enrollment upon the written request of the student. The student’s financial obligation at the time of cancellation is as follows:
If notice of cancellation is given before midnight of the 5th business day after the date of enrollment but prior to the 1st day of class, all tuition will be refunded to the student.
If notice of cancellation is given after the student’s completion of the 1st day of class attendance, but prior to the 5th day of training (5% of the course of instruction), all paid tuition will be refunded to the student but a $300 processing and instructional charge will be charged to the student.
If the student cancels after the 5th day of training, but before the 1st day of 8th week of training, $2,000 will be refunded to the student.
If the student cancels after the 1st day of the 9th week of training, no refund will be issued to the student. The student is responsible for paying the full tuition.
|
| Feature |
Note |
| Admissions contact person |
Ricky Lam
|
| Admissions contact title |
Department Manager
|
| Admissions contact e-mail |
Email
|
| Admissions phone (local) |
312.791.0418
|
| High school education |
High school diploma or equivalent not required.
|
| Application deadline |
Ongoing
|
| Submit these items: |
| Application |
Required for all students
|
| Interview |
Required for all students
|
| Letters of recommendation |
Recommended, but not required
|
| Other application materials |
Recommended, but not required
|
| Required exams |
TABE test
|
| Admissions contact person #2 |
Stacy Huang
|
| Admissions contact title #2 |
Counselor
|
| Admissions contact e-mail #2 |
Email
|
| Admissions contact person #3 |
Henrietta Li
|
| Admissions contact title #3 |
Program Coordinator
|
| Admissions contact e-mail #3 |
Email
|
| Feature |
Note |
| Certificate or diploma |
Yes
|
| School catalog website |
Find more information on this website
|
| To get a catalog |
Stacy Huang
|
| Academic calendar |
Ongoing 16-week sessions
|
| Grading system |
Letter grades
|
| Number of faculty on campus |
3
|
| Student faculty ratio |
5:1
|
| Average class size |
| Lecture |
16
|
| Short-term courses |
Yes
|
| Computers on campus for student use |
Yes
|
| Conference/Workshop |
Yes
|
| Information about other special programs |
Provide Sanitation Certification course
|
| Feature |
Note |
| Academic advising |
Yes
|
| English as a Second Language (ESL) program |
Yes
|
| Reading and study skills courses |
Yes
|
| Tutoring |
Yes
|
| Basic job skills |
Yes
|
| Placement testing |
Yes
|
| Accessibility contact person |
Ricky Lam
|
| Accessibility contact title |
Manager
|
| Accessibility contact e-mail |
Email
|
| Accessibility contact phone |
312.791.0418
|
| Designated parking |
Yes
|
| Low-income students |
Yes
|
| Minorities |
Yes
|
| 24-hour emergency phone and alarms on campus |
Yes
|
| Feature |
Note |
| Career contact person |
Stacy Huang
|
| Career contact title |
Couselor
|
| Career contact e-mail address |
Email
|
| Career contact phone |
312.791.0418 ext 3611
|
| Had a full-time job offer within six months of graduation |
60%
|
| Was counseled by the career services office |
100%
|
| Career counseling |
Yes
|
| Job bank |
Yes
|
| Job fairs |
Yes
|
| Job interviews |
Yes
|
| Job interview preparation |
Yes
|
| On campus recruitment by employers |
Yes
|
| Placement assistance |
Yes
|
| Résumé preparation assistance |
Yes
|
| Résumé referral to employers |
Yes
|
