Bartending Schools Teach You How to Make an Income in Los Angeles, California

Learning the Bartending Trade Can Be Lucrative

Ann Siper
Los Angeles, California is a city full of job opportunities for bartenders. Bartending schools are a thriving business in this West Coast city. Getting your foot in the door as a bartender can be nearly impossible. Bartenders in Los Angeles can make some major income and the competition is competitive. A bartending school can give you the competitive edge you need to compete effectively in this industry where supply often overwhelms demand.

There are a variety of bartending schools to choose from. Each offers a different selection of courses and teaching methods. Here a few suggestions of licensed bartending schools in the Los Angeles area. Remember though, these are only recommendations. It is up to you to take the time to visit he schools before you make a decision.

Bartenders Training Institute is a well-known bartending school in the area with a reputation for training qualified bartenders. They offer courses in bar basics like bar set up, equipment, and liquors. Classroom settings can get kind of large here. There is large demand for good bartending schools in the area, so don't expect an overload of attention from the teachers. There is a fully functioning bar available to current students. Hands on training is taught here. Students learn a variety of actual job skill that will teach them what is expected of a bar tender. The classes are fun and interactive. For the most part everyone there is ready to learn and it creates a great environment. Classes can range in length. Most can be completed in a few short weeks. In general you should expect to pay in the neighborhood of about $600 for classes, books, and incidentals. Bartenders Training Institute is located at 11670 Burbank Road, North Hollywood, California, 91601. North Hollywood is about ten minutes outside of Los Angeles. They can be reached at (310) 88-2855.

National Bartending School is located at 11957 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles, California, 90025. Their classes can also get a little on the full side. This is to be expected in a city where people flock to be actors and find they have to learn a new job skill on the side to support themselves. Bartending is lucrative and bartending schools are a great way to get your foot in the door. National Bartending School offers their students a thorough job placement record. They keep in touch with previous students who have found jobs. They also have some established relationships with businesses in the area. Job openings can be filled quickly, so being in the know is important in Los Angeles. They can be reached at (310) 996-1377.

Bartenders Training Institute is a hands on instructional school with courses like profit pouring, speed techniques, customer service, and alcohol awareness. There is a lot more to bartending than just pouring a drink. Understanding customer demands and job demands can be a constant juggling act. Classes can teach you how to please the customer while accomplishing the sales goals of your boss. Bartenders Training Institute is located at 4510 Marietta Avenue, Sherman Oaks, California, 91423. They can be reached at (818) 985-8088.

Published by Ann Siper

Ann Siper is a web writer who has written for online sites such as Demand Studios, ehow.com, Goodhousekeeping.com and Overstock.com. She writes on a variety of topics, including holidays, health and fitness,...  View profile

  • Bartenders Training Institute is a well-known bartending school in the area.
  • National Bartending School is located at 11957 Santa Monica Boulevard.
  • Bartenders Training Institute is a hands on instructional school.
A bartending school can give you the competitive edge you need to compete effectively in this industry where supply often overwhelms demand.

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  • Sidonie3/31/2010

    wish that you would have given me some more information on what they teach in bartending school

  • barman5/31/2009

    A new bartending school just opened in Woodland Hills. It's called Elite Bartending Institute. www.earn2learnbartending.com. what makes it different than any other school is that it takes place in a real working bar, so you'll get real experience with real customers making real drinks. And best of all you get to keep the tips!!!

  • Gayle Crabtree1/8/2009

    Good article. Informative and interesting.

  • BARTENDINGWORLD8/11/2007

    BARTENDING CLASSES ARE IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD
    BEST BARTENDING CLASS IN LA
    818 9858088

  • kelly7/26/2007

    The most popular class that all bartenders have to take is mixology which involves mixing drinks and knowing what to put in each drink when a customer gives the name of an alcoholic beverage. The mixology bartending class teaches you how to set up a bar for work and how to use the tools on hand, how to clean the station as well. Students learn over 100 alcoholic dirnks and how to make them. More complicated and advanced techniques that are taught is speed. When the bar is busy, the need for speed becomes critical and the school teaches you how to make several drinks at the same time.

    Other topics include making tropic drinks and coctails, learning about liquor, wine and beer. Another important aspect is learning how to maximize profit in selling techniques for the bar and how much liquor to put in each person's drink. There is a discussion on customer service and how to treat all customers, the nice and the rude drunk folks. Giving good service allows for bartenders to make more mo

  • barry7/26/2007

    become a bartender in 2 weeks have fun great teacher and fun envirenment-call 818 985 8088 to reserve a free intro class so you can see if bartending is right for you
    bartenders training school is locate in north hollywood and has job placement all arounfd the los angeles area and hollywood.

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