Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts

New England Culinary Institute, USA

Established in 1980 with just seven students in its first graduating class, NECI now has nearly 4000 alumni. 

It aims to provide hands-on, standards-based education for the F&B industry, where its students work alongside skilled, dedicated chef-instructors in the institute's teaching restaurants.

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It offers Bachelor of Arts and Associate of Occupational Studies Degrees in Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry, and Hospitality and Restaurant Management.

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