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Great Lakes Culinary Institute (GLCI)

Program Overview

Restaurant, private caterer, food truck, aboard a ship — cooks are needed everywhere. Choose your path from NMC’s culinary degrees and certificates, including specialties in baking/pastry and culinary-maritime. You’ll learn in first-rate facilities, including baking, introductory and advanced kitchens, and Lobdell’s teaching restaurant.

NMC offers:

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE - CULINARY ARTS
BAKING & PASTRY ARTS LEVEL II CERTIFICATE
CULINARY ARTS LEVEL I CERTIFICATE
CULINARY ARTS LEVEL III CERTIFICATE
NEW! CULINARY MARITIME CERTIFICATE

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    Chef on the water

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    Masterclasses
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Hailey Greimel

Hailey Greimel
2022 graduate

"Because of the great opportunities offered (at NMC) I was able to get a great scholarship to Johnson & Wales."


In The News

Growing the galley: NMC's culinary maritime speciality gets underway

RECORD-EAGLE – October 1, 2022

A New Chapter In The (Cook)book: NMC Reimagines The Great Lakes Culinary Institute

THE TICKER – September 23, 2022

When Maritime Met Culinary: Inside NMC's One-Of-A-Kind Partnership

THE TICKER – February 13, 2022

Important Dates

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FAFSA
REGISTRATION

 

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