Does the Redler Institute offer single evening cooking classes?

No. It runs credit programs: an Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts and three Professional Culinary Arts certificates.

How long is the shortest program?

Certificate A is 16 credit hours and can be finished in one semester. It prepares students for an entry-level culinary position.

Listed total costs run from $2,616 for Certificate A to $10,911 for the 60 to 61 credit hour associate degree.

Can I visit before enrolling?

Yes. Contact administrative assistant Stacy Baxter at 316.323.6152 or culinary@butlercc.edu to schedule a tour of the Andover building.

Who teaches the program?

Ethan Moulds is the head culinary instructor and Les Padzensky is the director.

Culinary college · Andover, KS

Butler Community College Redler Institute of Culinary Arts

Andover community college culinary program with pastry kitchens and a student food truck

5.04 Google reviewsRanked #8 of 13 cooking schools in Wichita

About Butler Community College Redler Institute of Culinary Arts

The Redler Institute of Culinary Arts is Butler Community College's career culinary program. It has its own building at 622 Cloud Avenue in Andover. This is a for-credit school, not a one-night class. Students enroll in an Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts or one of three Professional Culinary Arts certificates, all taught in person.

The curriculum starts with fundamentals like heat transfer, knife skills and equipment operation. It then moves into global cuisines, pastry, butchering, menu planning and the business side: purchasing, inventory, budgeting and hospitality law. Training happens in separate pastry and savory kitchens with commercial equipment, plus an indoor and outdoor dining venue. Students also cater community events and work on the Grizzly Grub food truck, which serves the Wichita metro area.

Ethan Moulds is head culinary instructor and Les Padzensky directs the program. Certificate A takes one semester and aims at entry-level kitchen jobs. The full degree runs 60 to 61 credit hours. The program holds a 5 rating from 4 Google reviews, and you can book a tour of the building through the program office.