{"id":61319,"date":"2025-02-27T09:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/?page_id=61319"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:31:25","slug":"austin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/about\/campuses\/austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"            <div\n            class=\" hero-section escoffier-page-builder-section\"\n                        >\n                    <style>\n            @media (max-width: 1030px) {\n                .escoffier-hero694d27ad7d52d {\n                    background-image: url(https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a_young_culinary_student_mixes_ingredients_in_large_metal_bowl_in_the_escoffier_austin_kitchen_.webp) !important;\n                }\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <div class=\"escoffier-hero with-background-image escoffier-hero694d27ad7d52d width-mobile-version-image\"\n      style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a-young-culinary-student-mixes-ingredients-in-a-large-metal-bowl-in-the-Escoffier-Austin-kitchen.webp)\"     >\n        <div class=\"escoffier-container\">\n        <h1 class=\"escoffier-hero__header escoffier-h1\">AUSTIN CAMPUS<\/h1>    <div class=\"escoffier-hero__body escoffier-body \"><p>Get hands-on training, real-world experience, and career support at one of the best culinary schools in America.*<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"escoffier-disclaimers escoffier-anchor-inherits-color escoffier-hero__disclaimers\"><p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/best-colleges-for-culinary-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts in America<\/a>, Niche.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n            <div\n            class=\" two-column-content-section escoffier-page-builder-section pursue-your-culinary-passion\"\n                        >\n            <div class=\"escoffier-two-column-content with-second-column__image \" >\n    <div class=\"escoffier-container\">\n        \n                <div class=\"escoffier-columns reverse-columns-order-on-mobile\">\n            <div class=\"escoffier-col escoffier-two-column-content__text-half\">\n                <div class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__text-half__inner\">\n                <h2 class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__header escoffier-h2\">Pursue Your Culinary Passion in Austin, One of the Top Food Cities in the U.S.*<\/h2>    <div class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__body escoffier-body \"><p>Escoffier\u2019s culinary school in Austin, Texas, provides practical training in the culinary and pastry arts, with a focus on sustainability. From bold barbecue to Tex-Mex favorites, Austin\u2019s dynamic and eclectic food scene can offer students endless inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Campus Features:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"escoffier-with-arrows\">\n<li>6 professional-grade kitchens<\/li>\n<li>8 learning kitchens<\/li>\n<li>Student-run Agricultural Learning Center<\/li>\n<li>A smoker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Austin students can benefit from training under experienced Chef Instructors and a hands-on industry externship, all while experiencing the city\u2019s vibrant culinary scene, local farms, and exciting food events.<\/p>\n        <button                      class=\"escoffier-btn\"\n            escoffier-website-popup-trigger escoffier-data-layer-push click-event=\"click_button_popup_form\" click-context=\"culinary passion\">Request Information<\/button>\n    <div class=\"escoffier-disclaimers escoffier-anchor-inherits-color\">*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/global-tastemakers-best-united-states-cities-food-drink-2024-8620202#:~:text=of%2011-,Austin,-SARAH%20KARLAN\/THE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Top US Cities for Food and Drinks, According to the Experts<\/a>, Food &amp; Wine<\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"escoffier-col escoffier-two-column-content__column-image\">\n                <div class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__inner\">\n            <figure class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__figure  with-caption\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/escoffier_austin_culinary_students_farm_to_table_garden_experience.webp\" class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__image portrait\" alt=\"Escoffier Austin culinary students working together in the campus garden during a Farm to Table experience at the Austin Agricultural Learning Center\" width=\"598\" height=\"739\">\n                        <figcaption class=\"escoffier-figcaption-cursive\">Escoffier Austin campus students working in the garden at the Austin Agricultural Learning Center<\/figcaption>\n                      <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n            <div\n            class=\" programs-long-detail-cards-section escoffier-page-builder-section\"\n                        >\n            <div class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards\">\n    <div class=\"escoffier-container\">\n        <h2 class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__header escoffier-h2\">Learn More About Our Austin Programs<\/h2>        <div class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__items two-in-row\" escoffier-masonry__container>\n\n                                <div class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__box\" escoffier-accordion escoffier-expandable-text__root escoffier-masonry__item>\n                        <div class=\"escoffier-box__shadow escoffier-box__with-border-left escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item\">\n                            <div class=\"item-padding-x\">\n                                <div class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__top\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/culinary-arts.svg\" class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__icon portrait\" alt=\"Plate with silverware icon\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                                                <h3 class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__header\">\n                                            Culinary Arts                                        <\/h3>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <a \n     href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/academics\/culinary-arts-austin\/\"     class=\"escoffier-link  red-uppercase-with-arrow-right\" \n         data-clicktype=\"program\"  data-clickcontext=\"programs section\" data-clickresource=\"Culinary Arts Programs\"    aria-label=\"Explore Programs in Culinary Arts\">\n    Explore Programs<svg width=\"15\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_4_1646)\"><path id=\"Vector\" d=\"M9.85142 0.142195C9.66141 -0.0473984 9.34766 -0.0473984 9.14881 0.142195C8.9588 0.32748 8.9588 0.633415 9.14881 0.818699L12.706 4.2874H0.973836C0.699864 4.2874 0.483337 4.49854 0.483337 4.76569C0.483337 5.03285 0.699864 5.2526 0.973836 5.2526H12.706L9.14881 8.71268C8.9588 8.90228 8.9588 9.21252 9.14881 9.39781C9.34325 9.5874 9.66141 9.5874 9.85142 9.39781L14.2482 5.11041C14.4427 4.92512 14.4427 4.61919 14.2482 4.4339L9.85142 0.142195Z\" fill=\"#BB1133\"\/><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"clip0_4_1646\"><rect width=\"13.9151\" height=\"9.54\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0.412109)\"\/><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/a>\n<div escoffier-trimmed-text data-full=\"Hands-on training in classical and universal cooking methods. Curriculum emphasizes menu planning, portion control, regional cuisine, food cost management, industry safety, and much more.\"\n     data-cut=\"Hands-on training in classical and universal cooking methods. Curriculum emphasizes&hellip;\"\n     class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__trimmed_text\">\n    Hands-on training in classical and universal cooking methods. Curriculum emphasizes&hellip;<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__accordion_body item-padding-x\"\n                                 escoffier-accordion__body>\n                                <div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n                                                                    <div class=\"escoffier-body\">\n                                        <span class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__black_small_header\">Available Programs:<\/span>\n                                        <ul class=\"escoffier-with-arrows\">\n                                                                                                <li>Diploma in Culinary Arts<\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Associate of Applied Science Degree in Culinary Arts<\/li>\n                                                                                            <\/ul>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                        <p class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__black_small_header\">Program Length:<\/p>\n                                    <div class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__program_length_body\">\n                                        <p>Diploma Program: 30 weeks<\/p>\n<p>Degree Program: 60 weeks<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                        <p class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__black_small_header\">Program Objectives:<\/p>\n                                    <div class=\"escoffier-body\">\n                                        <ul class=\"escoffier-with-red-checkmark\">\n                                                                                                <li>Students spend much of their time learning to prepare dishes through actual practice. <\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>They strengthen their talents at food preparation using classical and universal cooking methods and learn to prepare items in quantity. <\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts emphasizes menu planning, portion size, quality standards, employee training and food cost control. <\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Purchasing, selection and storage of foods and the use of leftover food to minimize waste are also covered. <\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Students also study sanitation, hotel and restaurant safety, and public health rules for handling 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class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__black_small_header\">Available Programs:<\/span>\n                                        <ul class=\"escoffier-with-arrows\">\n                                                                                                <li>Diploma in Pastry Arts<\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Associate of Applied Science Degree in Pastry Arts<\/li>\n                                                                                            <\/ul>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                        <p class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__black_small_header\">Program Length:<\/p>\n                                    <div class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__program_length_body\">\n                                        <p>Diploma Program: 30 weeks<\/p>\n<p>Degree Program: 60 weeks<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                        <p class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__black_small_header\">Program Objectives:<\/p>\n                                    <div class=\"escoffier-body\">\n                                        <ul class=\"escoffier-with-red-checkmark\">\n                                                                                                <li>The curriculum combines lectures, demonstrations, baking, and evaluation for an integrated approach to the pastry arts.<\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Students will be introduced to: sanitation practices, baking science, nutrition basics, basic baking math, recipe conversions, purchasing practices, and more. <\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Skill development also includes producing charlottes, Bavarians, custards, mousses, souffl\u00e9s, meringues, frozen desserts, light desserts, holiday classics, and more. <\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Curriculum covers the cultural differences of desserts, as well as the history and importance of international desserts from regions such as Latin America.<\/li>\n                                                                                                        <li>Course work concentrates on food safety and sanitation in the professional kitchen.<\/li>\n                                                                                            <\/ul>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"escoffier-programs-long-detail-cards__item__bottom_buttons item-padding-x\">\n          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class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__text-half__inner\">\n                <h2 class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__header escoffier-h2\">Explore Farm-to-Table Cooking at Our Agricultural Learning Center<\/h2>    <div class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__body escoffier-body \"><p>Our Austin Agricultural Learning Center is located just steps away from our professional kitchens. As a student, you could get the opportunity to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"escoffier-with-arrows\">\n<li>Grow, cultivate, and harvest a variety of seasonal fruits, vegetables, and herbs to use in the classroom.<\/li>\n<li>Explore the process of turning farm-grown ingredients into flavorful dishes.<\/li>\n<li>Experience the importance of localism, seasonality, and sustainability in culinary arts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Agricultural Learning Center could help students make informed sourcing decisions that may enhance both their cooking and their connection to food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"escoffier-col escoffier-two-column-content__column-image\">\n                <div class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__inner\">\n            <figure class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__figure \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a-collage-of-Austin-campus-Escoffier-students-standing-outside-and-pulling-beets-out-of-the-ground.webp\" class=\"escoffier-two-column-content__image portrait\" alt=\"Austin students engaging in farm-to-table activities at Agricultural Learning Center\" width=\"722\" height=\"692\">\n                <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n            <div\n            class=\" text-with-image-section escoffier-page-builder-section\"\n                        >\n            <div class=\"escoffier-text-with-image starts-with__text image-size__50 background__tan\">\n    <div class=\"escoffier-container\">\n        <div class=\"escoffier-columns\">\n                            <div class=\"escoffier-col escoffier-text-with-image__col-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kristen-kish-escoffier-kitchen.webp\" class=\"escoffier-text-with-image__image escoffier-image-fit-cover portrait\" alt=\"Escoffier Chef-in-Residence Kristen Kish, wearing an Escoffier apron, smiles in an Escoffier kitchen setting\" width=\"625\" height=\"556\">\n                                <figcaption class=\"escoffier-figcaption-on-black-background\">Kristen Kish, Emmy-Nominated Top Chef Host, Escoffier Chef-in-Residence, and Chef\/Partner of Arlo Grey in Austin, TX<\/figcaption>\n                                        <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"escoffier-col escoffier-text-with-image__col-text\">\n                <div class=\"escoffier-text-with-image__col-text__inner\">\n                    <h2 class=\"escoffier-text-with-image__header escoffier-h2\">How Culinary School Helped Top Chef Host Kristen Kish Succeed as an Austin Restaurateur <\/h2>    <div class=\"escoffier-text-with-image__body escoffier-body \"><p>\u201cI think that when I look back on my career now and the things that I know in my restaurant from a technical foundation standpoint, I learned that in culinary school. You go and do a stage, the fact that you know what terms mean. If the chef is like, \u2018Can you go cook this sauce to au sec, and you\u2019re going to add some chicken jus and cook it to nappe?\u2019 you know what that means. Because that\u2019s how you talk in restaurants.\u201d*<\/p>\n    <div class=\"escoffier-disclaimers escoffier-anchor-inherits-color\">*This information may not reflect every student\u2019s experience. Results and outcomes may be based on several factors such as geographical region or previous experience.<\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n            <div\n            class=\" video-card-section escoffier-page-builder-section\"\n                        >\n            <div class=\"escoffier-video-card\">\n    <div class=\"escoffier-container\" escoffier-video-card__root>\n        <h2 class=\"escoffier-video-card__header escoffier-h2\">Watch This Short Video Tour of the Austin, TX Campus<\/h2><figure class=\"escoffier-image-with-video-play-button__figure  with-in-content-video\">\n    <div class=\"escoffier-image-with-video-play-button__image-div\">\n                <div tmm-features__youtube-video__root video-id=\"qePV6RQiXCw\">\n                            <div tmm-features__youtube-video__player class=\"tmm-features-youtube__in-content\"><\/div>\n                        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<\/div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Escoffier-Austin-students-and-chef-instructor-in-the-Escoffier-kitchen.webp\" class=\"escoffier-image-with-video-play-button__video-image-placeholder escoffier-video-card__video-image-placeholder  landscape\" alt=\"Escoffier Austin culinary students watching a chef instructor's lesson in the Escoffier kitchen\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\">\n            <\/div>\n    <\/figure>\n    <span class=\"escoffier-heading-overlay-on-background big brown escoffier-h2 escoffier-video-card__overlay-header\">aUSTIN, TEXAS<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n            <div\n            class=\" map-features-section escoffier-page-builder-section\"\n                        >\n            <div class=\"escoffier-map-features with-full-height-image\">\n    <div class=\"escoffier-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"escoffier-columns\">\n            <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__left-half\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a-crowd-of-escoffier-students-smiling-at-the-camera-at-a-graduation-ceremony-2.webp\" class=\"escoffier-map-features__image portrait\" alt=\"A crowd of Escoffier students smiling at the camera at a graduation ceremony\" width=\"734\" height=\"620\">\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__right-half\">\n                <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__items\">\n                                                <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item\">\n                                <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__left-half\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/medal.svg\" class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__icon portrait\" alt=\"Medal icon\" width=\"43\" height=\"50\">\n                                        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__right-half\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__header\">BEST COLLEGES FOR CULINARY ARTS<\/span>\n                                            <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__body escoffier-body \"><p>Ranked\u00a0one of the Best Colleges for Culinary Arts in America 2026 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/best-colleges-for-culinary-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niche.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item\">\n                                <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__left-half\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/piggy-bank-icon.svg\" class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__icon portrait\" alt=\"Piggy bank icon\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\">\n                                        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__right-half\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__header\">95% OF STUDENTS GOT FINANCIAL AID<\/span>\n                                            <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__body escoffier-body \"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/collegenavigator\/?q=auguste&amp;s=all&amp;id=444556#finaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">95% of Austin students<\/a>\u00a0who applied and qualified received some financial assistance in 2022-23*<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item\">\n                                <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__left-half\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/city-icon.svg\" class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__icon portrait\" alt=\"Building icon\" width=\"40\" height=\"51\">\n                                        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__right-half\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"escoffier-map-features__item__header\">TOP 10 FOOD CITY<\/span>\n                                            <div class=\"escoffier-map-features__body escoffier-body \"><p>Austin, Texas, is ranked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.usnews.com\/rankings\/best-foodie-destinations-in-the-usa\/#:~:text=No-,Austin,-%2310%20in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Best Food Cities in the U.S.<\/a>\u00a0by U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"escoffier-disclaimers escoffier-anchor-inherits-color\"><p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/collegenavigator\/?q=auguste&amp;s=all&amp;id=444556#finaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">95% of Austin students who entered postsecondary education for the first time received some financial assistance in 2022-23 for those who applied and qualified<\/a>, College Navigator, National Center for Education Statistics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n            <div\n            class=\" wysiwyg-with-heading-section escoffier-page-builder-section text-center\"\n                        >\n            <div class=\"escoffier-wysiwyg-with-heading \">\n    <div class=\"escoffier-container\">\n        <div class=\"escoffier-wysiwyg-with-heading__content\">\n                <div class=\"escoffier-wysiwyg-with-heading__body escoffier-body \">        <button                      class=\"escoffier-btn\"\n            escoffier-website-popup-trigger escoffier-data-layer-push click-event=\"click_button_popup_form\" click-context=\"below advantages\">Request Information<\/button>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n            <div\n            class=\" program-cost-and-time-section escoffier-page-builder-section\"\n                        >\n            <div class=\"escoffier-program-cost-and-time \">\n    <div class=\"escoffier-container\" >\n        <div class=\"escoffier-program-cost-and-time__top-part\">\n            <h2 class=\"escoffier-program-cost-and-time__header escoffier-h2\">Explore Financing Options<\/h2>    <div class=\"escoffier-program-cost-and-time__body escoffier-body \">89% of Escoffier Austin students received grant or scholarship aid in 2022-2023.* Financial Aid is available to students who apply and qualify.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"escoffier-disclaimers escoffier-anchor-inherits-color escoffier-program-cost-and-time__disclaimers\"><p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/collegenavigator\/?q=auguste+escoffier+school+of+culinary+arts&amp;id=444556#finaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The percentage of Escoffier Austin students who received an income-based federal Pell grant and\/or a grant or scholarship from another source<\/a>, National Center for Education Statistics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"escoffier-boxes\">\n    <div class=\"escoffier-columns escoffier-boxes__items\" >\n                <div class=\"escoffier-box__dark-thin-border escoffier-box__padding escoffier-boxes__item\" >\n                            <span                class=\"escoffier-boxes__item__header escoffier-h3                \">Federal Financial Aid<\/span>\n                    <div class=\"escoffier-boxes__body escoffier-body escoffier-boxes__item__body\">Financial aid is available to students who apply and qualify.* Speak with a financial aid representative to learn more.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"escoffier-boxes__links \">\n    <a \n     href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/admissions-aid\/financing-your-culinary-education\/\"     class=\"escoffier-link  red-uppercase-with-arrow-right\" \n            >\n    Financing Options<svg width=\"15\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_4_1646)\"><path id=\"Vector\" d=\"M9.85142 0.142195C9.66141 -0.0473984 9.34766 -0.0473984 9.14881 0.142195C8.9588 0.32748 8.9588 0.633415 9.14881 0.818699L12.706 4.2874H0.973836C0.699864 4.2874 0.483337 4.49854 0.483337 4.76569C0.483337 5.03285 0.699864 5.2526 0.973836 5.2526H12.706L9.14881 8.71268C8.9588 8.90228 8.9588 9.21252 9.14881 9.39781C9.34325 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         class=\"escoffier-boxes__item__header escoffier-h3                \">Military Benefits<\/span>\n                    <div class=\"escoffier-boxes__body escoffier-body escoffier-boxes__item__body\">Eligible active duty, veterans, and\r\ntheir family members have specific grants available to help them reach their educational goals. <\/div>\n    <div class=\"escoffier-boxes__links \">\n    <a \n     href=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/admissions-aid\/active-military-veterans\/\"     class=\"escoffier-link  red-uppercase-with-arrow-right\" \n            >\n    Military Benefits<svg width=\"15\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_4_1646)\"><path id=\"Vector\" d=\"M9.85142 0.142195C9.66141 -0.0473984 9.34766 -0.0473984 9.14881 0.142195C8.9588 0.32748 8.9588 0.633415 9.14881 0.818699L12.706 4.2874H0.973836C0.699864 4.2874 0.483337 4.49854 0.483337 4.76569C0.483337 5.03285 0.699864 5.2526 0.973836 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class=\"escoffier-chef-instructors__header escoffier-h2\">Meet Your Austin Campus Chef Instructors<\/h2>        <div class=\"escoffier-chef-instructors__items\">\n            <div\n    escoffier-js-filter__item\n    class=\"escoffier-staff-grid-item  escoffier-chef-instructors__item\"\n    >\n    \n    <div class=\"escoffier-staff-grid-item__image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escoffier.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/August-Ench.jpg\" alt=\"Chef August Ench\">\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"escoffier-staff-grid-item__text\">\n        <div class=\"escoffier-staff-grid-item__name\">Chef August Ench<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"escoffier-staff-grid-item__subheading\">\n                Favorite Dish: <span>Fresh pasta<\/span>            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"escoffier-staff-grid-item__body escoffier-body escoffier-staff-grid-item__body\">Chef August is the owner of Healthnut Custom Meal Preparation and has 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