The Restaurant School At Walnut Hill College

Location and Contact Information

4207 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
USA
Main Tel: 21500000000000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College was established in 1974. It is located centrally in the University City, Philadelphia. The college is the first of its kind in Philadelphia that offers career training in the hospitality and fine dining industry. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill's recent enrollments have been approximately 600 students from over 15 U.S states enrolled here.

Students have a choice of four majors offered in associate’s and bachelor’s degree levels. The majors are in culinary arts, pastry arts, hotel management and restaurant management. All the students pursuing majors in culinary and pastry arts programs get to participate in a week-long gourmet tour of France. Those pursuing bachelor’s degrees participate in a hospitality tour of England.

Students at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College take part in various club activities. The clubs at the college include The Brewing Club, The Italian Club, The Diversity Club, The Pastry Club, The Cheese Club, and The Book Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in hospitality and cooking and culinary arts.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 21,350
Room$ 6,600
Board$ 3,000
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 2,700

Financial Aid

The Restaurant School participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 88% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant80%$2,295
Institutional Grant26%$1,500
Federal Grant59%$1,424
Pell Grant45%$1,700
Other Federal Grant14%$500
State or Local Grant50%$1,200

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan88%$7,079
Federal Loan85%$4,500
Other Loan49%$5,000

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Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to The Restaurant School At Walnut Hill College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, NY933
2Green Mountain CollegePoultney, VT867
3Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY20,273
4Briarwood CollegeSouthington, CT702
5Lasell CollegeNewton, MA1,488
6Davis & Elkins CollegeElkins, WV580
7Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL3,633
8Lincoln CollegeLincoln, IL1,275
9Mercyhurst CollegeErie, PA4,326
10Widener University-Main CampusChester, PA4,861

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate1034
Bachelor294

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  18

Students

Student enrollment was 509 in 2009-2010 (281 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 87% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

The Restaurant School provides on-campus housing for 130 of its 281 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (103 awarded)

  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training

HOSPITALITY (29 awarded)

  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Restaurant/Food Services Management