The Capitol (Capital) Bartending School of Harrisburg

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The Capitol Bartending School is the only bartending School inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania authorized to teach the Professional Bartending Schools of America program and use their exclusive nationwide job placement program!

About the Capitol Bartending School

SUPPLY & DEMAND!  The demand for certified, professional bartenders in Central PA far outweighs the supply. Bars, night clubs, lounges, restaurants, hotels, catering & hospitality companies, country clubs, golf courses and resorts in the greater Harrisburg, Chambersburg, Gettysburg, Hanover, Carlisle, York, Reading, Lebanon and Lancaster, PA. areas are ready to employ our professionally-trained bartenders right out of the program without any prior bar experience!

TRAIN BEHIND AN ACTUAL BAR! Our classroom is designed to simulate an actual bar. There are no desks-and-chairs here! We promote a fun, relaxed, professional learning atmosphere. On your first day of class, you will be behind a fully-equipped bar mixing drinks under the supervision of one of our qualified instructors.

BARTENDING IS MORE THAN JUST MIXING DRINKS! 
In addition, you will learn customer service, brand knowledge and be certified in responsible alcohol service. Upon graduation, we offer job placement assistance in the Central PA area, as well more than 90 cities nationwide. Our graduates will also have access to our on-line job placement assistance program that lists current job opportunities, 24-hours a day! This program can be accessed from any internet enabled computer.

Get a nightlife - be a bartender!

Have you ever looked around a central Pennsylvania bar, curiously envying the happy bartenders having a great time while raking in gobs of money?  Did you wonder how they learned the skills necessary to pour drinks so quickly, remember all those recipes, and keep their cool all at the same time?   How did they get there?  Could I learn to do that?

Bartending in the Greater Harrisburg area can be a tough world to break into.  Corner bars with on-the-job training are few and far between. Today’s customers are more educated and sophisticated than ever before.  They come from all over the world, they know about wine, they enjoy the scene and they have become more demanding. 

Harrisburg customers are looking for a bartender who is as knowledgeable, personable, and demanding as they are.  In this more professional bartending environment-if you’re not fast, organized, and efficient you surely won’t last very long.

The Capitol Bartending School has created bartending programs to answer the demand for professionally trained bartenders. We provide bartending education, organizational skills and customer service training. All of our graduates receive TIPS Training for alcohol awareness by the National Restaurant Association. We then follow up your training with a proven job placement assistance program.

Take the time to check out all of our pages and then TAKE THE NEXT STEP! Request more information on our Harrisburg Bartending School or call us today and we will show you how we can help you get started in your new bartending career!

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Capitol Bartending School

717-236-1493
1 888 BARTEND
2612 North 3rd. St. Harrisburg, PA. 17110

Authorized by the:
Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools 

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Back To School
August 13, 2008
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Can you believe it???? It's that time of year again... Back to School! How about "Back to Bartending School"?! Imagine this... comprehensive & accelerated training to become an EMPLOYED Certified Bartender/Mixologist! Bartending class schedules are offered days, evenings and weekends that you will complete in 1-2 weeks! Imagine averaging $15-$25/hour with tips & pay, just starting out!



  • Are you going back to college and are looking for a lucrative and fun way to make money that will be flexible around your classes? How about BARTENDING?
  • Are your children off to school and you are finding yourself with some free time on your hands and you're thinking you could turn your time into $$$? How about BARTENDING?
  • Have you recently finished high school or college and have yet to land your dream job? How about BARTENDING?
  • Are you one of those who plan & shop early for the holidays and could use extra money? How about BARTENDING?
  • Or perhaps you have an alter ego that would like to step out of your corporate 9-5 mold and do something more exciting on the side?
  • Have you always wanted to learn bartending but never took the next step? The next step is right here: BARTENDING CLASSES!


If any of these scenarios even remotely apply to you- you owe it to yourself to call me and schedule a tour to explore your options! Employers all over Central PA are waiting for you... as a Certified Bartender/Mixologist- you are the employers SOLUTION! Capitol Bartending School can get you there! Though our August classes are full, we do still have a couple of seats in our upcoming September and October classes. Don't let even one more minute slip past you- call me now!



I can't wait to meet you! (And neither can our employers!)



Cheers! ~Shelley



 



Last Classes of the Summer
July 29, 2008
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Have you been meaning to get in here all summer? Guess what!? Summer is almost over! Can you believe it? Our last summer classes are being held in August! We only have a couple seats left for the following schedules:


DAYTIME CLASS Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM for 1 week


EVENING CLASS Mon-Fri 6PM-10PM for 2 weeks


WEEKEND CLASS Sat & Sun 10AM-6PM for 2 1/2 weeks


Our class sizes are small and filling fast! It's a "first come, first served" basis! Call or email TODAY to schedule your tour!



HIRED! HIRED! HIRED!
July 15, 2008
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Congratulations to the following Capitol Bartending School graduates for landing  fantastic jobs....


Craig S. hired by Olive Garden! Brian S. hired by JDK Catering! Brandon B. hired by Felicita! Dallas B. hired by America's Best Inn! Johnson M. hired by Mariott! Joellen C. hired by JDK Catering and TJ Rockwells!Guy H. hired by Bube's Brewery! Kristen F. hired by Mack Hospitality Staffing! Jason W. hired by Ceolta's! Carly C. hired by Red Lobster! Ethan E. hired by JDK Catering! Cheryl W. hired by VFW and The Frog Hollow's Tavern! Megan M. hired by Wickey's Catering and Murph's Study Hall! Hannah S. hired by Fuddrucker's! Andrew B. hired by JDK Catering and Drexel Dining! Tony L. hired by Liquid 891 and the Coliseum! Justin B. hired by Fulton Steamboat! Alicia S. hired by Hillside Cafe! Hannah W. hired by Al Dente and Wickey's Catering! Bobbisu B. hired by Olive Garden! Jake H. hired by the Peach Bottom Inn!


Congratulations Graduates!



HAPPY 4th of JULY!
June 24, 2008
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 From our families to yours- please have a safe, enjoyable holiday!


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*Please note Capitol Bartending School staff will be enjoying the holidays with their families. We will be primarirly out of the office from June 28th, 2008 through July 6th, 2008. Please be patient- we will return all phone messages left for us and will respond to all emails!



NOW HIRING
June 23, 2008
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Hurray! Our blog is back up and running! Many thanks to all of the technical gurus who keep us online!


So, you've been cruising around the internet, clicking here and clicking there, trying to find out how you can become a bartender.... and you found us! Allow me to introduce myself.... my name is Shelley and I'm the Director of Admissions here at Capitol Bartending School in Harrisburg, PA! If you want to be a bartender... I'm the one who can help you!


Can I ask you a question or two? Well, I'm going to anyway- it's up to you wether you answer or not! Do you hate your current job? Or is your current job maybe not as fun as you'd like?  Are you social, a people person? Are you creative? Do you friends turn to you for laughs? Have you ever imagined yourself behind the bar, serving delicious concoctions? Could you use some extra cash? Are you over-worked & under-paid? Do you have extra time that you'd like to fill in with a lucrative & fun career? Do you have 40 hours to spare to learn an exciting, fun, rewarding, lucrative career?


If any of the above questions apply to you, I can't help but to wonder.... what are you waiting on?!?! Do you have any idea how many employers are out there just waiting for our graduates? Can you imagine what an asset you might be to them once you are trained as a Certified Bartender/Mixologist? Employers all over Central PA & surrounding areas call us every day looking for professionally trained bartenders- and we help all of our graduates land that great new bartending position! As well as continue offering ongoing job placement assistance that extends nationwide!


If you have a great personality and would like to check out your options, please call me for a fun, informal & informational tour of the school! I'd love to meet you! Call me now at (717) 236-1493!


Cheers!


~Shelley



NO PM CLASS
February 22, 2008
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There will be no night class Friday 2/22/08. See you on Monday and have a great Weekend!



Christmas Break
November 9, 2007
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Exciting things are happining here at Capitol Bartending School! Our placement rate is at an all-time high! If you are interested in Bartending class over Christmas Break please call as soon as possible since our classes for that time are starting to book out. Look for our drink of the month on the KISS FM website in the next few weeks. Try the Morning Mess official cocktail and learn how to create interesting cocktails on your own with our 40 hour mixology program! You can find our grads in central PA's hottest bars, nightclubs, an resturants- our students have already been hired for the New Hollwood Casino that is scheduled to open in January! Each day you wait is a day you lose money by not BARTENDING!


New School
June 5, 2007
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Come check out our New Bartending School in Harrisburg!!! After our tragic ceiling collapse, we are back and better than ever! Our new facility is breath-taking! Call 1-888-BARTEND to scedule your tour today! Our students are getting hired as in as little as 2 days after graduating our program! Just to name a few: Gimmies Sports Bar, Hardware Bar, Bent Creek Country club and Pete's Cafe are places that have recently hired our grads! Benton Purtle (Graduated December of '06) is getting his drink creations published in the Patriot News next Thursday- look for it in the Go section. If you are not making great money- what on earth are you waiting for??? Break the norm! Buy a new car, pay for college, get lots of spending cash, be the envy of your friends and live like a Rockstar- just ask any of our grads, they'll tell you how easy it is!
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