The Lowcountry’s travel and tourism industry is the area’s number one economic driver. For our local industry to remain healthy and competitive, restaurants and resorts need a locally trained, professional culinary workforce. It’s time to answer their call and enroll at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Culinary Institute of the South.
1 Venture Drive
Bluffton SC 29910
culinary@tcl.edu
843-305-8575
The Curriculum
The Culinary Institute of the South offers hands-on, practical training in culinary arts, baking and pastry, and hospitality. Highly trained, credentialed instructors teach both theory and practical application in and out of the kitchen. Expand your menu of skills by completing internships in the Lowcountry’s own world-renowned restaurants and resorts. Training in customer service, hospitality and entrepreneurship round out the curriculum. Plus, general education courses can be completed at any campus or online. Enroll now for spring classes at the all new Culinary Institute of the South.
Looking to take a class just for fun? See our course offerings below in Personal Enrichment.
Eat with Us:
Now open! Please be our guest. You can dine-in right in The Bistro, our teaching restaurant, or get a quick grab-and-go item from The Clist Café.
About the Culinary Institute of the South
- The all-new Culinary Institute of the South at Technical College of the Lowcountry is set to open in the fall of 2021 in Bluffton’s Buckwalter place with room for 350+ students.
- The 30,305 square-foot best-in-class culinary training facility will feature six academic classrooms; two computer labs; two teaching kitchens; a baking lab; a lecture theater; a grab-and-go café, and a teaching restaurant.
- Associate degrees and college certificates in a variety of in-demand culinary disciplines and specializations will be offered.
- The FOODseum, an interactive museum, will preserve and bring to life the true story of Southern food.
Fast Facts
Culinary Institute of the South News
Lights, camera – food?
FOODseum at Culinary Institute of the South to host exhibit by Amiri Farris
TCL taps Francine Marz to lead Culinary Institute of the South
Culinary Institute of the South at TCL to host Enrollment Expo
Culinary Institute to hold Enrollment Expo on April 18
