Sullivan University - Lexington 2355 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, KY 40504

"In high school I already knew that I wanted to be a chef so I started a new program to sort of intern at the college to tour the classes before I actually commit. So every 2 weeks, I would get permission to leave school and stay all day at sullivan. When the pandemic hit, I had to stop but now I have been attending for a year and I love it. Ive improved so much that my mother and father no longer unstand my culinary vocabulary. I feel more confident cooking by heart rather than following the laws of a recipe. Im also in internationals now and they do a great job at touring each country, even if it is rushed cause uts smashed into a 12 week course. Speaking of, this college has very different schedules than other colleges. They follow the seasons. So instead of taking an entire year off of college, you can simply ask to withdraw for a spring, summer, fall, or winter quarter. I find it very easy to stay motivated when I'm constantly switching classes. I never get bored (though it can be very stressful with the quicker deadlines). We normally have 12 week classes with a week out after each semester unless there is a holiday like Thanksgiving in which we get all week off. I know people say culinary college can be self taught, but its just so comforting to have a mentor walk you through mistakes or questions you might have. Also having such big kitchens allows creativity to spark unlike if youre at home and forgot an ingredient and have to go out and grab it first. We normally have everything. Anyways, highly recommend. Don't forget that they have "plus friday" where students don't have school but students, friends, family, and etc can come in and cook. We serve at 11am every Friday and anyone is welcome to stop by and grab a plate!"

"Attended a business networking (BNI) meeting at Sullivan this morning. Was greeted by the receptionist who was friendly and helpful, directing me to the proper room."

"I currently am enrolled in sullivan university. The classes and courses are amazing, the plans they offer for taking classes and paying for school is amazing and truly helpful. However, I believe that everyone that works in the Lexington Facility that I attend needs a refresher on a non-discrimination course. The professor's there made snotty remarks regarding my mental health and disabilities, (i.e: 'well how are you going to work in the health care filed if you cant even go to campus?") The only reason I am not on campus is because they made a fuss about me requesting the use of my service dog on campus, not to mention that most of my classes are mainly online so theres no need for me to be on campus, they've also made offhand comments about me being unable to do these jobs due to my mental health, overall being very rude. The professors and housing managers refuse to use my preferred pronouns, as well as make comments about me not being a "real man." Overall, good school, rude staff who discriminate and make rude comments."

"They refused to work with my schedule. My advisor got snippy with me when I told her my schedule was limited due to having a kid in school and a full time job. When I signed up for the Culinary Arts program they gave me full confidence I could have my degree in little over two years, now that the first semester is done my advisor is telling it cannot be done with my schedule. Then she proceeded to tell me that I could get a degree in Hotel Management instead of Cuilnary."

"I love this school for how in tuned the instructors are with the students and the needs and requirements of the job field. However, I wish that for IT, their were more on campus courses. Many instructors assume that because we are IT students everything will be fine since we will work with computers anyway. But when someone is learning, it’s always more useful to have someone in person to ask questions to."