The New York Times said that many Korean and Chinese students who finished the course with a tuition at 1,000 dollars would be employed as chefs of sushi restaurants and Japanese restaurants across America (refer to the article below, 'The world's sushi').
学費1,000ドルでそのコースを修了した韓国系・中国系など大勢の生徒は、アメリカ各地で寿司屋や日本料理店のシェフになるという（後述の項目「世界のスシへ」参照）。