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== History ==
== History ==
NECI was founded on June 15, 1980,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gentry |first=September 2016 Connie |title=America's Top 22 Culinary Schools|work= FSR |url=https://www.fsrmagazine.com/special-reports/americas-top-22-culinary-schools |access-date=2023-05-10 |website= |language=en}}</ref> by Fran Voigt and John Dranow. The first NECI class, conducted by Chef Michel LeBorgne, had seven students. The enrollment rose to approximately 800 in 1999,<ref name="Allen2017">{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Susan |title=Culinary schools struggle with enrollment decline |url=https://news.yahoo.com/culinary-schools-struggle-enrollment-decline-170519262.html |access-date=6 September 2022 |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> but fell to 500 in 2015<ref name="NECIhistory">{{cite web |url=http://www.neci.edu/history.html |year=2007 |title=New England Culinary Institute History|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823121206/http://www.neci.edu/history.html|archivedate=2007-08-23 }}</ref> and to around 300 at the beginning of 2017.<ref name="Allen2017" /> A second campus was operated in [[Essex, Vermont]], from August 1989 through August 2009.<ref name="NECIhistory" />
NECI was founded on June 15, 1980,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gentry |first=September 2016 Connie |title=America's Top 22 Culinary Schools|work= FSR |url=https://www.fsrmagazine.com/special-reports/americas-top-22-culinary-schools |access-date=2023-05-10 |website= |language=en}}</ref> by Fran Voigt and John Dranow. The first NECI class, conducted by Chef Michel LeBorgne, had seven students. The enrollment rose to approximately 800 in 1999,<ref name="Allen2017">{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Susan |title=Culinary schools struggle with enrollment decline |url=https://news.yahoo.com/culinary-schools-struggle-enrollment-decline-170519262.html |access-date=6 September 2022 |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bakuli |first=Ethan |title=Vermont-based NECI can't 'overcome' pandemic. Chef Alton Brown's alma mater will close. |url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2020/12/28/alton-brown-alma-mater-new-england-culinary-institute-vermont-covid/4057969001/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Burlington Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref> but fell to 500 in 2015<ref name="NECIhistory">{{cite web |url=http://www.neci.edu/history.html |year=2007 |title=New England Culinary Institute History|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823121206/http://www.neci.edu/history.html|archivedate=2007-08-23 }}</ref> and to around 300 at the beginning of 2017.<ref name="Allen2017" /> A second campus was operated in [[Essex, Vermont]], from August 1989 through August 2009.<ref name="NECIhistory" />


The institute ran a number of restaurants in Montpelier, and also provided food service for [[Vermont College of Fine Arts|Vermont College]] and [[National Life Group|National Life]]. It was accredited by the [[Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges]].<ref name="neci.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.neci.edu/college-disclosure/accreditation-and-degree-granting-authority|title=Accreditation and Degree Granting Authority|website=neci.edu}}</ref>
The institute ran a number of restaurants in Montpelier, and also provided food service for [[Vermont College of Fine Arts|Vermont College]] and [[National Life Group|National Life]]. It was accredited by the [[Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges]].<ref name="neci.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.neci.edu/college-disclosure/accreditation-and-degree-granting-authority|title=Accreditation and Degree Granting Authority|website=neci.edu}}</ref>


By the 2010s, enrollment in culinary institutes in the United States was in decline, and culinary programs nationwide were closing.<ref name="Allen2017" /> 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."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to New England Culinary Institute – NECI|url=http://neci.edu/index.php|access-date=2021-06-08|website=New England Culinary Institute|language=en}}</ref>
By the 2010s, enrollment in culinary institutes in the United States was in decline, and culinary programs nationwide were closing.<ref name="Allen2017" />  


In December 2020, because of the pandemic, NECI had to close. Alumnus [[Alton Brown]], students, faculty and other staff had just celebrated the 40th anniversary of the institution's start.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bakuli |first=Ethan |title=Vermont-based NECI can't 'overcome' pandemic. Chef Alton Brown's alma mater will close. |url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2020/12/28/alton-brown-alma-mater-new-england-culinary-institute-vermont-covid/4057969001/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Burlington Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffort |first=Lola |date=2020-12-28 |title=New England Culinary Institute to close down in the spring |url=https://vtdigger.org/2020/12/28/new-england-culinary-institute-to-close-down-in-the-spring/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffort |first=Lola |date=2020-12-28 |title=New England Culinary Institute to close down in the spring |url=http://vtdigger.org/2020/12/28/new-england-culinary-institute-to-close-down-in-the-spring/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Closure ===
In December 2020, because of the pandemic, NECI had to close. Alumnus [[Alton Brown]], students, faculty and other staff had just celebrated the 40th anniversary of the institution's start.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffort |first=Lola |date=2020-12-28 |title=New England Culinary Institute to close down in the spring |url=https://vtdigger.org/2020/12/28/new-england-culinary-institute-to-close-down-in-the-spring/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffort |first=Lola |date=2020-12-28 |title=New England Culinary Institute to close down in the spring |url=http://vtdigger.org/2020/12/28/new-england-culinary-institute-to-close-down-in-the-spring/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to New England Culinary Institute – NECI|url=http://neci.edu/index.php|access-date=2021-06-08|website=New England Culinary Institute|language=en}}</ref>


== Academics ==
== Academics ==

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The New England Culinary Institute (NECI) was a private for-profit culinary school in Montpelier, Vermont. It was open for 40 years before shutting down as result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

History

NECI was founded on June 15, 1980,[3] by Fran Voigt and John Dranow. The first NECI class, conducted by Chef Michel LeBorgne, had seven students. The enrollment rose to approximately 800 in 1999,[4][5] but fell to 500 in 2015[6] and to around 300 at the beginning of 2017.[4] A second campus was operated in Essex, Vermont, from August 1989 through August 2009.[6]

The institute ran a number of restaurants in Montpelier, and also provided food service for Vermont College and National Life. It was accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.[7]

By the 2010s, enrollment in culinary institutes in the United States was in decline, and culinary programs nationwide were closing.[4]

Closure

In December 2020, because of the pandemic, NECI had to close. Alumnus Alton Brown, students, faculty and other staff had just celebrated the 40th anniversary of the institution's start.[5][8][9]

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."[10]

Academics

The institute offered the following credentials:[3]

  • Certificate in Professional Cooking
  • Certificate in Professional Baking and Pastry
  • Associate in Occupational Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts

Notable alumni

References

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External links

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