Pittsburgh Bartending School Cost

May 20th, 2010

We operate several bartending schools. People always ask about the cost. Its one of the first questions that comes up. We are happy to discuss it.

When people ask the cost, they should always consider the payback that a bartending school can provide. Its actually fantastic and far better and faster than any kind of trade school anywhere.

State regulated bartending schools typically cost somewhere between $300 and $1000 depending on the city and the market. Our school falls somewhere in the middle of that range. At a state regulated school you should get the following:

hands on training behind a real bar
learn a lot of recipes that are popular in all kinds of bars
learn about alcohol, tastes, colors, mixers, etc. so you can start creating drinks surprisingly fast
alcohol management training
VERY IMPORTANTLY an active local job placement program with real leads/contacts and a system to land bartender jobs.

We feature that kind of job placement program. Its the critical step in earning back the cost of the 40 hour program. We can’t guarantee jobs. That is against the law. It would be stupid for us to guarantee jobs to anyone. We don’t do the hiring.

But our Pittsburgh bartending school has incorporated a bartending job placement program that was developed elsewhere and in early 2010 alone helped grads land over 350 jobs by Mid May. Not another bartending school in the nation is wiling to show that kind of information. We will. We want you to be able to earn that money back and more and do it quickly!!

Meanwhile a graduating bartender can often land a job quickly, often within a week or two, and start making money back fast. Here is exactly what we see from our grads in Pittsburgh and other cities where we have operated bartending schools.

A beginning bartender who isn’t fully skilled yet, might find him or herself earning somewhere in a range of $100/night in tips, give or take about $50/night. Not bad. That’s about $500 in one’s first week. That alone pretty much pays for bartending school.

Once you get more comfortable and more efficient we see graduate bartenders in Pittsburgh earning in the $200-$400 range on solid evenings. These can be weekdays or weekends and it depends on the bar and the type of bar. It could be a club, it could be a fancy restaurant. Its got to be busy and popular for you to make good money.

At that rate its easy to see how a good full time bartender can earn $30-$60,000/year. Imagine that after a 40 hour program that can be finished in one or two weeks depending on scheduling and costs far less than $1,000. That is incredible. No other type of trade school training offers the same opportunities.

If you are bartending part time its also easy to make that investment in bartending school payoff. Imagine making it your fun extra part time job. You work one or two nights/week possibly making about $300/week and you only do it about 40 weeks of the year. That is an extra $12,000 in a fun job. Again you are making it from an investment of far less than $1,000 and investing it in yourself and your skills.

One nice thing about a state regulated bartending school like us is that we help all our grads all the time. Say you take the course, graduate and don’t bartend for a period and then decide now is the time. Come back to the school. Take a FREE refresher class(es). Get updated job leads and start working. The investment in yourself still works.

Enough of this talk about money though. Bartending is fun. Its like being at the party, having fun…..AND GETTING PAID. Nothing beats that.

So if you want to know more about our Pittsburgh Bartending School call us at 412-921-9227. Arrange to visit the school. Get the exact costs there. Watch class in session. Speak with our staff. Ask questions. Find out about our placement program.

Better bring a smile though. Its bartending!! Its a lot of fun!!!