L'Academie de Cuisine in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg, MD
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Overview
Average Annual Cost
Average annual cost includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, minus the average grant/scholarship aid. Separate metrics have calculated for different institutions depends on calendar system and sector of the establishment (public or private).
The L'Academie de Cuisine is a private and academic-year institution, so it’s net price represents an average of all programs and includes only undergraduates who first enrolled in the fall term and receive Title IV aid. The total cost of attendance depends on whether undergraduates live on campus, off campus (not with family), or off campus (with family).
ABOVE AVERAGE
By Family Income
Depending on the federal state, or institutional grant and available, L'Academie de Cuisine students in your income bracket may pay more of less than the overall average costs.
| Family Income | Average cost |
|---|---|
| $0 - $30,000 | $22,319 |
| $30,001 - $48,000 | -- |
| $48,001 - $75,000 | -- |
| $75,001 - $110,000 | -- |
| $110,001+ | -- |
Admission considerations
Required:
- Secondary school record
- Recommendations
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended:
- Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Neither required nor recommended:
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Admission test scores
Student charges
Historical tuition and fees
Historical books and supplies cost
Student charges by the largest programs
The estimated cost of the Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef (the 2d largest program, lasting 12 months) is $26,500 per year and $318,000 in total.
Finance
Percent of students with financial aid
Types of financial aids
66 of L'Academie de Cuisine undergraduate students were awarded with some type of financial aid, it’s 49 percents of all undergraduate students. This makes L'Academie de Cuisine number 81 in the amount of financial aid awarded to students among all educational institutions in Maryland.
Students at L'Academie de Cuisine awarded 5 types of loans or aids, the biggest percent of students received a federal student loans.
Salary After Attending
According to College Scorecard Data from U.S. Department of Education
Students services
Career
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Living & meal
Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students required to live on campus
Institution provide on-campus housing
Institution provides board or meal plan
Veteran Services Available
Services and programs are not available to veterans, military servicemembers, or their families
Disability services
Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities
Does not offer distance education opportunities
Alternative tuition plans
Any alternative tuition plans offered by institution
Tuition payment plan
Tuition payment plan - a program that allows tuition to be paid in installments spread out over an agreed upon period of time, sometimes without interest or finance charges.
Graduation Rate
L'Academie de Cuisine graduation rate is above the national average.
78% of full-time students enrolled for the first time to L'Academie de Cuisine completed the education program and got a degree in 150 percent of the expected time of completion.
The graduation rate value includes only programs that were completed less than six years for four-year degrees or less than three years for two-year degrees.
Graduation rate is the percentage of institution’s new-entering, first-time, first-year undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of the published time for the program. Graduation rate excludes an extensive number of students. This index doesn’t consider students of nontraditional enrollments - part-time students, students who enroll mid-year, and who transfer from one institution to another. So graduation rate alone can create a misleading perception. Completion rate in the form of total number of students receiving any types of awards/degrees creates a complete picture. Combining this data with graduation rate is a better way to compare educational institutions.
Applying information
Admission considerations
Required:
- Secondary school record
- Recommendations
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended:
- Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Neither required nor recommended:
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Admission test scores
Acceptance Rate
The percentage of students given offers out of all those that applied.
In comparison to National Average
L'Academie de Cuisine acceptance rate is above national average.
In comparison to state Average
Average acceptance rate for institutions in state is 64%, so acceptance rate value is above state average for 25%.
ABOVE AVERAGE
In comparison to an average acceptance rate in of colleges in $20k - $30k price range
Average acceptance rate for all institutions in state in the same net price range is 72%, so L'Academie de Cuisine acceptance rate value is above state net price average for 17%.
ABOVE AVERAGE
Admissions yield
Total
Full time
Part time
Retention rate
Full-time retention rate
Part-time retention rate
The L'Academie de Cuisine full-time retention rate is 87% and part-time retention rate is 0%.
Retention rate is the percentage of the institution's first-time first-year undergraduate students who continue at that institution the next year. E.g., full-time students who study in the fall semester and keep on studying in the same program next fall semester are counted in the retention rate.
Retention rate is an important index: if it is high, it demonstrates that school offers quality curriculum, welcoming student environments and cultures as more students choose to continue their studies.
Student Body
The student-to-faculty ratio at L'Academie de Cuisine is 16:1, that means that for every 16 students the institution has one professor, lecturer or specialist with a degree in education. Lower student-to-faculty ratio is better - it means that professors can dedicate more time and attention to each student.
Men/Women
Race/ethnicity breakdown
Students enrollment in distance education
In L'Academie de Cuisine the biggest percent of students are enrolled in on-campus courses.
Distance education location breakdown
Here are the students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses at L'Academie de Cuisine and grouped by their location. Distance education courses are the most popular for students located in not reported location.
Academic Programs
Number of degree programs offered
This is one of the lowest number of programs in comparison with other 98 universities in Maryland state. L'Academie de Cuisine is one of the few institutions in Maryland that offers a 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate program.
Total credit/contact hours
Here you can find the data on instructional activity in measured in total credit and/or contact hours delivered by institutions during a 12-month period. Also we shown the Maryland state average data to help you compare.
L'Academie de Cuisine provides coursework for undergraduate students оnly.
In 2014-2015 academic year estimated full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment was 115 students with 103815 сontact hours for 12-month instructional activity period.
TOP 2 Popular Majors
The most popular majors counted as percentage breakdown of degrees awarded in every single discipline in L'Academie de Cuisine
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Student Reviews and Ratings for L'Academie de Cuisine
Overall Rating:
Just heard that the school is closing down after submitting all my documents for next years class. Bummer
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™Life changing experience. L'Academie professional programs open many doors in the culinary career world. Equally important to being one of the top culinary schools in the country, L'Academie cares and helps their alumni graduates...like no other.
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™L'Academie de Cuisinee is ranked as one of the top ten culinary schools in the country and if you want to learn how to cook and be ready to go to work in a restaurant, this is the school for you. The instructors know their stuff and truly care about your success. If food is your passion and you want to be the best cook you can be, don't waste your time with other schools.
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™I attended the professional school at L'Academie in 2013. Awesome experience before, during, and after. The knowledge and experience have proved to be invaluable. It was tough but absolutely worth it and prepared me for what was to come. The support as an alumni is the best, they don't just leave you hanging after graduation. Best culinary school.
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™L'Academie de Cuisine provided me with the tools I needed for a successful career in the food industry. Their teaching staff is wonderful and I learned so much. So grateful for the experience of having studied here!
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™Location & Website
Address: 16006 Industrial Dr
Place:
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
Calendar system: Differs by program
General Phone Number: +3016708670224
Institution is active in current year: 1
Institution's internet website address: lacademie.com
Financial aid office: Go to the page
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Veterans and Military Service members tuition policies: Go to the page
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