Culinary Schools
This site is a quick and easy guide to finding many of the most popular culinary arts and cooking programs available today.

Culinary arts schools offer training in baking and pastry arts, culinary arts, and restaurant and hospitality management. Some of the popular associate degree programs available include:

• Specialized Technology in Le Cordon Bleu Pastry Program.
• Specialized Technology in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program.
• Applied Science degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts.
• Occupational Studies in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts.

Browse the short featured school list below and click on the schools that you would like to know more about. Or see our entire list of popular culinary arts and cooking schools in North America.

Featured Schools:
California Culinary Academy
Get your career cooking. California Culinary Academy is located in San Francisco, one of the world’s culinary capitals. Students receive the challenging hands-on experience they need to prepare for a career in culinary arts or hospitality. Associate degrees are available in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts or Hospitality & Restaurant Management. Certificates are available in Baking and Pastry Arts. Gain the proficiency you need to work at fine restaurants, top hotels, posh resorts, luxury cruise ships, pastry shops, and more.

The Art Institutes
Turn your passion into a four-star career. At The Art Institutes, you'll explore traditional, fundamental cooking skills and get hands on training in our student-run restaurants. Discover your culinary vision at The Art Institutes. Multiple locations in US and Canada.

California School of Culinary Arts
Train with the best. If you have a passion for food, the California School of Culinary Arts, located in Pasadena, CA, can prepare you for success. CSCA has become one of the most well-known and respected culinary schools in the country. Work beside industry trained Chef Instructors committed to excellence. Graduate from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Program in only 15 months and take advantage of career placement assistance.

Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago
Join the respected Le Cordon Bleu program at the Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago. Students can earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts or a certificate in Baking and Pastry. Graduates will be prepared for a career as a chef, caterer, baker or pastry chef. Instructors are accomplished pastry and culinary chefs. Classes are taught in professionally equipped learning kitchens.

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Atlanta
Study culinary arts at the Le Cordon Bleu program in Atlanta culminating with your Associate degree.

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Las Vegas
You can get your Associate degree in as quickly as 15 months with their Le Cordon Bleu program which blends a traditional American culinary education with classical French culinary techniques.

Johnson & Wales University
More than a cooking school, Johnson & Wales offers a culinary education without compromise-including a full university experience, real-life work experience, and the most degree programs at 4 great campus locations (Charlotte, Providence, Denver and Miami). Get hands-on experience with the best faculty in top-notch facilities, including international opportunities and a 98% job placement rate.

Orlando Culinary Academy
Get cooking in a new career. Orlando Culinary Academy is proud to offer the Le Cordon Bleu™ culinary program. Le Cordon Bleu blends a traditional American culinary education with classical French culinary techniques. Earn your Associate of Applied Science Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts in as little as 15 months and take advantage of Orlando Culinary Academy’s® career placement services.

Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
A future for those with good taste. Join the respected and esteemed Le Cordon Bleu program at Pennsylvania Culinary Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a graduate, you’ll be prepared for an in-demand career as a cook, chef, caterer, baker or pastry chef. Instructors are accomplished pastry and culinary chefs and all instruction takes place in modern learning kitchens.

Scottsdale Culinary Institute
Choose a career with great taste. Scottsdale Culinary Institute, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, has earned international fame with its superb Le Cordon Bleu program. Students experience real world conditions with L'Ecole and L'Academie Restaurants as their classrooms. L'Ecole has received Mobile's 3 Star student rating. Become a chef in just 15 months and join other graduates who are working in leading restaurants, hotels and cruise ships around the world.

Western Culinary Institute - Portland
Join the highly esteemed Le Cordon Bleu program at Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon. Graduates will be prepared for a career as a chef, caterer, baker or pastry chef. Associate of Occupational Studies degrees may be earned in Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management or Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts. Students learn in professionally equipped learning kitchens and are taught by accomplished pastry and culinary chefs.



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