Pennsylvania Culinary Institute

Pennsylvania Culinary Institute

With a rich heritage and a storied alumni that includes such epicurean luminaries as Julia Child and Henry Beard, Le Cordon Bleu Program brings a century of culinary excellence to the United States, with a partnership with Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Culinary Institute.

The Le Cordon Bleu name carries a respected and esteemed name in world culinary circles. Graduates of Le Cordon Bleu at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute receive the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu Diploma, and the professional significance that it confers.

With plenty of hands-on study and a comprehensive education in all the most prevalent elements of the culinary field, a Le Cordon Bleu Program degree from Pennsylvania Culinary Institute can be your entree into the career you've always dreamed of.

In pursuing a Culinary Arts, Patisserie & Baking, or Hospitality & Restaurant Management degree, you simply can't find a better learning environment than Le Cordon Bleu at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute. Our training facilities include professional-sized commercial kitchens, contemporary bakery and pastry preparation areas, classrooms, conference room, executive dining room, resource center, student lounge and administration offices. Students are provided with industry-current kitchen equipment and audiovisual aids.

Le Cordon Bleu Programs
Associate in Specialized Business Degrees

Students entering Le Cordon Bleu program at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute will be trained in the disciplines necessary to begin a career path toward success in the culinary world. Programs offered at PCI include Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie & Baking, and Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management.Graduates from PCI are ready to enter the food service industry as a cook, chef, caterer, baker, pastry chef, or hotel/restaurant manager. The culinary field is ever-expanding, with chefs, cooks, and managers needed in kitchens around the world.

Students graduating from one of PCI's Le Cordon Bleu Associate in Specialized Business degree programs will be eligible to seek certification by the American Culinary Federation and will receive a diploma from Le Cordon Bleu.

As a Le Cordon Bleu student, you'll have the benefit of the ultimate culinary "lab" to prepare you for your epicurean career. The people and nuances may be different, but we've sought to create a learning environment that feels and functions like a food industry workplace, whether you find your vocational opportunity in a Swiss resort, a New England bakery, or a five-star Los Angeles restaurant.

Working in an authentic restaurant atmosphere is important to your development as a culinary professional, but at Le Cordon Bleu, education is more than vocational instruction. Culinary prowess is as much an art form as painting, music, or sculpture, and we bring that attitude into our classrooms. In our learning kitchens, we encourage students to cultivate a deeper appreciation of food and the chord that an artful, well-prepared meal can strike in an individual.

Locations: Pittsburgh, PA