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We are the only bartending School in Knoxville, Tennessee authorized to teach the Professional Bartending Schools of America program and use their exclusive nationwide job placement program!

Knoxville Bartending School

Welcome to our Knoxville location! Professional Bartending School of Knoxville has been operating in East Tennessee for the last 14 years. Our students are given a comprehensive up-to-date understanding of the bartending field. Professional bartenders are expected to be well versed in the proper understanding of all aspects of the bar industry. We provide our students with the opportunity to develop their skills needed to enter into the field of bartending.

A career in bartending offers so many choices, so many built-in benefits that hundreds of people have given up traditional careers, or are supplementing their income with bartending work. Bartenders can work either full-time (36hrs) or part-time (8-16hrs) and make good money. Full-time bartenders earn $400-$600 a week, and a part-time bartender can earn $100-$200 each day.

Whether you want to learn the art of mixology for personal or professional reason you owe it to yourself to come in and meet with us. At that time we will show you the classroom, textbook and discuss all your concerns about the professional art of mixology.

Get a nightlife - be a bartender!

Have you ever looked around an Eastern Tennessee 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 Knoxville 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. 

Our 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 ServSafe alcohol awareness training 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 Knoxville bartending school or call us today and we will show you how we can help you get started in your new bartending career!

The Professional Bartending School of Knoxville is authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. In order to view detailed job placement and completion information on the programs offered by the Professional Bartending School of Knoxville, please visit www.state.tn.us/thec and click on the "Authorized Institutions Data" button.

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Professional Bartending School

865-693-6609
1 800 BARTEND
8078 Kingston Pike Suite 122 Knoxville, TN 37919

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David Edwards Returns to the Helm of PBS of Knoxville
July 7, 2011
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David Edwards of the Knoxville Bartending SchoolThe Knoxville Bartending School would like to welcome back the return of David W. Edwards, as the Director of the Knoxville campus!! David has directed the Professional Bartending School of Nashville for 19 years.  David also successfully directed the Knoxville campus from 2000 to 2005. During that time, David placed over 95% of all of his Knoxville graduates and the Knoxville campus was also awarded the “Instructor of the Year” in 2004.

David has been very successful directing bartending schools in the last 19 years. The Nashville campus has been awarded “School of the Year” 12 times out of 19 years. In the last 5 years, the Nashville campus has earned “Instructor of the Year” awards 3 times. David has averaged over a 95% job placement rate since he opened the Nashville campus in January 1992.

The Knoxville campus is excited to have David and the highly recognized job placement department led by Randy Jansen taking over campus operations and job placement responsibilities for the Knoxville area. In the last 3 weeks the number of job openings have tripled since Randy has overseen the job placement department with the help of the On Campus Job Placement Director, James Kish.

David has a simple philosophy when it comes to running schools. He works with every student until they finish the program and graduates and then he works with ever graduate until they find a bartending job that they like. That’s why in 19 years of being a school director he has never had one complaint filed with the Better Business Bureau.

The Knoxville campus staff and past graduates are excited to have David back at the helm of the Professional Bartending School of Knoxville. Cheers and as David W. Edwards’ personal motto goes “Success is Never Accidental”!




Scotland
February 6, 2009
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We just had a student graduate from Scotland, and has gone back to visit and will be behind the local pub in his home town.  They could not wait for him to arrive so he could help them out! 


Student comment
February 6, 2009
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" I have really enjoyed my experience at the Professional Bartending School of Knoxville.  My instuctor, Jeremy, was a helpful & wonderful teacher.  He deffinitly knows what he is doing.  The 2 week class was well worth the investment.  I came into the class knowling very little to nothing & I am leaving with cofidence behind the bar!  - S P January grad



February 6, 2009
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Upcoming ABC classes will be on the following dates

March 8, 2009

April 19, 2009

Classes fill up quickly so call to hold a spot.



flair classes
April 3, 2006
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The Knoxville Bartending School offers a 4 hour flair class every month.  Hugh Martin has been teaching flair for over 25 years, and can train you to any level which you may want to obtain.  From basic beginner moves all the way to compitition level.  Call the school today and get into our next class.   1-800-Bartend.


New Knoxville Blog
April 3, 2006
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