Selecting the Best Bartending School

When making an investment to learn the bartending trade, it is important to find a school such as JC Bartending Academy in Plano, that will offer you the most return on your investment…better yet the biggest bang for your buck.   Other factors also include the learning environment, job placement assistance, the overall program and the location.  Let’s talk about each of these key factors.

Critical Questions to Ask

1. What will I learn in the program? Is it fresh and up-to-date or 15 years old?  Will the school focus on what is really important to becoming a successful bartender?

2. Is the school adequately staffed with full-time instructors who will focus and dedicate their time solely to teaching or is the director playing the instructor and also answering phones?

3. Will I receive good job placement assistance once I graduate or just get a random email with Craigslist  job leads?

4. What other support will I receive once I graduate or will you forget about me?

These are the critical questions to get answered because they tie directly to your quality of  focused learning in the program, which is what will help you get a solid jump start in your career and they address the quality of job placement assistance and support once you graduate.  Don’t be fooled by schools that over-promise and under-deliver….

Factors to Consider When Choosing the Right Bartending School

What does the learning environment at the Bartending School look like?

Is the equipment 15 years old or brand new and state-of-the -art? When selecting where to invest your money, take a look at the condition of the school. Is the facility and equipment old or is it modern and state-of-the-art like many of the bars, hotels restaurants and night clubs that you will be working in.  Is the learning space small and tight and will you have enough room to really get in some good practice time?  Practice is key to bartending school so you need room, good equipment and one-on-one attention to correct mistakes.  JC Bartending Academyis the largest and most modern Dallas Bartending School in the DFW Metroplex. They have 10 dedicated bar stations with state-of-the-art equipment to provide students with the maximum amount of room and time to practice behind a real bar.  Their classes are not overloaded like the other schools which provides you with the maximum one-on-one attention that you need from your instructor.  JC Bartending Academy uses innovative learning techniques instead of long boring lectures to help students retain drink recipes faster and better!

What will I learn at Bartending School?

Bartending is not as simple as people think it is. There is a lot to know about bartending and the bartending industry.   We polled 100 local bar managers and they all agree that the key is speed, efficiency, drink preparation and customer service.  Other things can be easily learned on the job since each restaurant or bar has their own system.  Since we’ve done the homework for you, here is what most bar managers had to say.  “We don’t have time to teach bartenders how to have good customer service and how to mix drinks.  We expect them to know this coming out of bartending school.”  We also received feedback from bar managers such as “2 hours behind a bar does not give a bartender any type of depth of bartending experience and if a bartender claimed to have experience because they spent 2 hours behind a bar in bartending school, I definitely wouldn’t hire them because that is completely insane.  They really need to know speed, efficiency and customer service…that is what we look for.”

There is only so much you can really learn in 32 hours, so why not focus on the most critical things and that is how to mix drinks quickly and accurately and most importantly how to secure the right job and how to earn top dollar in the industry.  You want to make sure that the program teaches you the key foundations to bartending and teaches you about the entire bartending industry, not just the restaurant industry. This is important because if you ever decide to stop clocking in hours and bartending at a restaurant, you can always become your own boss and work private parties and earn money on the weekends. Plano Bartending School is owned by the owners of JC Bartending, Inc., DFW’s leading mobile bartending service. They are the experts in not only working in restaurants and bars but also bartending private parties, weddings and corporate events, which is where the good money can come from. Why not learn from the experts!

How will the bartending school help me find a job after I graduate?

This is the key question. What support will you get from the school when you finish the program? Do they only email you job leads once every blue moon? Do they provide you with real jobs or promise you a 2 hour non-paid practice session at a random bar which has been said by many that you only get to wash glasses and fetch ice?  So don’t be fooled by other schools that claim to “put you behind a real bar” before you graduate…you don’t make money and you likely won’t be bartending..    Because JC Bartending Academy is owned by JC Bartending, Inc., the leading mobile bartending company in DFW, they have the jobs available for you to work and GET PAID.  This Plano Bartending School offers many of its graduates with REAL PAYING JOBS even before they even graduate.  At JC Bartending Academy, 4.5 out of 5 graduates find bartending jobs upon graduation…that’s a better job placement rate than some local colleges and universities!!  Also, since JC Bartending Academyis so large and so modern, people rent out this space for private parties and events, so you may even have a chance to work a REAL JOB at the school and GET PAID. How cool is that? So when you make the decision on which Bartending School is best for you, the CHOICE is CLEAR with JC Bartending Academy.  We understand that bartending is more than mixing drinks..it’s an art.  We teach you how to earn top dollar in the industry.

Where is the school located?

Look at the surrounding area that the school is located in. Is it located in an area that does not have many restaurants or bars where there may not be any bartending jobs. Or is it located in a crowded area that has so many established restaurants and bars where the bartending jobs are already filled.  The Plano Bartending School is located in the fastest growing area in the United States. Conveniently located off of the 75 Central Exwy, JC Bartending Academy is located where there are many bartending jobs open and available. If the Plano Bartending School is close to your home, then that makes the commute easy. If this school is a few miles away, consider the huge return on your investment which makes the extra few miles and $5 in gas worth it. Visit JC Bartending Academy online at http://www.jcbartendingacademy.com for more information.

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