Professional School of Bartending, Providence

Professional School of Bartending has taught the art of cocktail creation to more than 10,000 bartenders since the school's inception in 1977. Inside the working bar-inspired training facility, instructors teach the necessary bartending skills to create a wide range of drinks from the traditional to the current cocktails trends.

Graduates of the comprehensive program benefit from a lifetime job-placement-assistance program that has blossomed from a regional effort to a coast-to-coast hunt. The school has an open-door policy that leaves the light on for all graduates. Former students can repeat any class, helping them to revamp their mixology skills or recall how to skewer an olive without making it scream.