![GRCC’s Culinary School Named Among Top 20 in Country](http://townsquare.media/site/45/files/2014/06/chef-gerenme-thinkstock-300x225.jpg?w=980&q=75)
GRCC’s Culinary School Named Among Top 20 in Country
Grand Rapids Community College’s Secchia Institute for Culinary Education has been named one of America’s Top 20 Culinary Schools by FSR magazine.
GRCC's Secchia Institute was founded in 1980.
The institute offers a Culinary Arts Degree and certificates for Baking & Pastry and for Personal Chef.
FSR's list was created by comparing schools over a variety of criteria including:
- Combining classroom theory with hands-on work.
- Having well-equipped classrooms and labs.
- Providing off-campus internships and externships.
- Reaching out to off-campus culinary professionals.
- Having small class sizes and accessible instructors.
GRCC Secchia Institute for Culinary Education Program Director Dan Gendler noted the tough competition:
Of the 20 schools listed in the article, most are the large, well-known private schools, such as Le Cordon Bleu, Johnson and Wales, or CIA that have tuitions two to four times that of Secchia Institute. All of our GRCC faculty and staff put so much effort into helping our students achieve, so it’s nice to be noticed on the national stage for our work.
More From 100.5 FM The River
![There is an Exclusive Grand Rapids Restaurant, But It’s Only Open a Few Times a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/45/files/2024/01/attachment-restaurant-fine-dining.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![First Lady Jill Biden Coming to Grand Rapids This Week](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2021/05/GettyImages-1270095883.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![GRCC Baseball To Play Kellogg CC at LMCU Ballpark in Free Game](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2021/04/Couresty-GRCC1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![You Could Get Your Associate’s Degree Free With MI Reconnect](http://townsquare.media/site/44/files/2021/02/RS11900_178470111-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![GRCC Waives Online Course Fees For 2021 Winter Semester](http://townsquare.media/site/44/files/2021/01/130980722_10158100694489261_6322211190887475374_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Deadline Approaching for Frontline Workers to Apply for Free Classes at GRCC](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2020/08/College-Students-with-Masks.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Duane Davis Honored at GRCC](http://townsquare.media/site/45/files/2020/05/Duane-Davis_0.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![XFL Rosters Feature Connor Cook, 16 Others From Michigan Schools](http://townsquare.media/site/45/files/2020/01/GettyImages-460957540.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Grand Rapids Students Could Get Free College Starting in 2020](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-13-at-7.57.51-PM.png?w=980&q=75)