Local Student Completes Studies at IUP Academy of Culinary Arts, Now Finishing Externship

| September 11, 2018

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Samantha Culver of Tionesta has completed academic requirements for graduation from Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts. Students graduate from the program following completion of an externship.

Culver, daughter of Susan and James Culver of Tionesta, is a graduate of Tidioute Charter School. She is completing her externship at the Biltmore, North Carolina.

The Academy, located in Punxsutawney, is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the United States. IUP’s 16-month accelerated program includes study for 12 months and a paid externship during the final semester. Students can also extend their study with a two-semester baking and pastry arts program, which includes a paid externship.

All Academy students – 100 percent – are offered externship positions; 85 percent are offered positions in four- or five-start and diamond properties. Qualified students also can study abroad at the Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland for six months and do an externship in Switzerland.

For more information about the Academy of Culinary Arts, visit www.iup.edu/culinary.


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