One of the most well-respected, high-quality and affordable programs in the country, the Metropolitan Community College Institute for the Culinary Arts is an important component of Omaha’s vibrant restaurant and foodservice ecosystem. Courses offered at the Institute for the Culinary Arts on the Fort Omaha Campus are led by experienced chef instructors that prepare students for a multitude of careers in the restaurant and hospitality industries. MCC also provides a broad selection of continuing education courses for community members looking to enhance kitchen proficiency.
Follow Your Passion – Love Your Work
The MCC culinary and hospitality program is a pathway to the career you’ll love. Whether you dream of opening your own chocolate shop, boing the maître d’ on a cruise ship, developing new packaged foods, running the line at a Michelin three-star restaurant, crafting world-class burgers or chasing Olympic gold, training here can help you get there. It’s not just possible, it has happened. Every one of those dreams has been realized. Yours can be too.
Sage Student Bistro
Here, diners drive the lesson. Sage Student Bistro is a guest-centered classroom located in the Institute for the Culinary Arts. Students learn hustle, fundamentals, community, service, and stewardship. All from scratch. Lunch service explores dishes from around the world, while the dinner menus celebrate the contributions of American culinary sages. Guests can make lunch or dinner reservations at opentable.com.
Open Kitchen Program
The Institute for the Culinary Arts has opened its kitchens for a wide variety of workshops, paring studios and chef-led travel experiences, youth camps and team-building programs. If you’re looking for a place for your 12-year-old to pick up knife skills, your executive team to develop some grit or to experience the last dinner on the Titanic for yourself… the Open Kitchen program is where you’ll find it.
mccneb.edu/openkitchenworkshops.
For more information about our programs of study, course offerings or locations that service a four-county area, call 531-MCC-2400 or visit mccneb.edu.