New England Culinary Institute

The New England Culinary Institute (NECI) was a private for-profit culinary school in Montpelier, Vermont. It was founded on June 15, 1980, by Fran Voigt and John Dranow. The first NECI class, conducted by Chef Michel LeBorgne, had seven students. The enrollment was 500 in 2015. A second campus was operated in Essex, Vermont, from August 1989 through August 2009.[1]

New England Culinary Institute
MottoLearn it by living it
TypePrivate for-profit culinary school
ActiveJune 15, 1980–Spring 2021
PresidentMilan Milasinovic
Vice-presidentEarle Test
Executive ChefJean-Louis Gerin
Students200
Location
Montpelier
,
Vermont
,
United States
ColorsMaroon and White
Websitewww.neci.edu
New England Culinary Institute, Harris Hall

The institute ran a number of restaurants in Montpelier, and also provided food service for Vermont College and National Life. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.[2]

The institute discontinued all credit-bearing academic programs in the summer of 2021. The institution's official statement about the closing stated that "the pandemic proved to be the burden that we could not overcome.  As directed by the State of Vermont we closed all our retail operations in March 2020, which severely limited our ability to continue to deliver a college level, hands on culinary education, on an economically viable basis."[3]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "New England Culinary Institute History". 2007. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Accreditation and Degree Granting Authority". neci.edu.
  3. "Welcome to New England Culinary Institute - NECI". New England Culinary Institute. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  4. Hallenbeck, Brent (October 26, 2017). "Alton Brown returns to Vermont, where he began his path toward Food Network fame". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. "Groomed - Paul Hogan Host Bio - TV Shows - W Network". October 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  6. "Best New Chefs 2007". Food & Wine. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Gavin Kaysen - Bellecour". Bellecour. Retrieved April 3, 2018.


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