Goa College of Hospitality and Culinary Education (formerly known as Academy of Culinary Education) is an institute dedicated to imparting education and training in the field of Hospitality & Culinary Management. Goa College of Hospitality and Culinary Education is a unit of Fomento Educational & Charitable Society, promoted by Fomento Resorts & Hotels Limited who are the owners of reputed 5 star deluxe hotel – Cidade de Goa. It was established in 1995 and was inaugurated by then honorable Chief Minister of Goa Mr. Pratapsingh Rane.

Hospitality & Culinary profession essentially requires specialized intensive skills which can only be acquired through right learning atmosphere, well equipped labs and training facilities. Goa College of Hospitality and Culinary Education being associated with Cidade de Goa – a reputed functional 5 star deluxe hotel, is ideally equipped to train and groom the future professionals and master chefs. It has a unique advantage of blending practical training of highest quality with theoretical classroom teaching. Students of Goa College of Hospitality and Culinary Education have opportunities of training and grooming under watchful supervision of experienced master chefs and to interact with professional managers of all specializations of functional 5 star hotel, which helps in acquiring finer essential skills sets. Students are offered unique opportunity to be part of a team managing theme evenings, special cuisines, pool side barbeques, etc where food is cooked in live/display kitchens and served to guests on site.

High standard of education & training imparted by Goa College of Hospitality and Culinary Education is well accepted & recognized by the industry. As a testimony to this, students who have graduated from this college are well placed in responsible positions in hospitality industry both in India & abroad.