Oregon Cooking Schools | Culinary Schools

1. Oregon Culinary Institute
2. Western Culinary Institute

Oregon Culinary Institute, a division of Pioneer Pacific College, is uncompromisingly dedicated to helping people improve their lives through high-quality, college-level career education. This school offer a curriculum that teaches students the academic, technical, and interpersonal skills necessary for entry-level culinary employment and future career advancement.

Oregon Culinary Institute is owned and operated by Pioneer Pacific College, a highly focused private career college offering diploma, associate, and bachelor’s degree programs in Business, Healthcare, Information Technology and Legal. Pioneer Pacific College has been a regional leader in career education since 1981.

At Oregon Culinary Institute, you can earn a Diploma in just 40 academic weeks or an Associate of Applied Science degree in just 70 academic weeks. The Oregon Culinary Institute mission is to give students a solid grounding in the basics without any of the fluff included in many other culinary programs, so you could spend less time in school and start your career faster.

Oregon Culinary Institute offers the following programs:

Associate of Applied Science
Culinary Arts

Diploma
Culinary Arts

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At Oregon Culinary Institute, you’ll have the opportunity to learn by doing, with the one-on-one support and attention you need to be well-trained for your culinary career.

Oregon Culinary Institute are here to help you find the financial resources you need to achieve your career dreams. Once you’ve been accepted as a student at Oregon Culinary, a financial aid officer will work with you one-on-one to determine the best financial aid opportunities, and then support you step-by-step through the application process. Financial aid opportunities include Federal Pell Grants, Federal Direct Stafford Student Loans, Federal Direct Plans Student Loans, and the North American Free Trade Act scholarship programs.

Oregon Culinary Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a nationally recognized body sanctioned by the United States Department of Education.

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Oregon Culinary Institute
2140 SW Jefferson Street, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97201

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A Culinary Arts or Hospitality Career could be In Your Future

As a student at Western Culinary Institute, you can pursue your passion while living in one of the most stunningly beautiful cities in America - Portland, Oregon - in the Pacific Northwest.

Founded in 1983 in amazing Portland, Oregon, Western Culinary Institute has become renowned for its culinary arts, baking, and hospitality program areas, attracting students from across the United States and abroad.

Western Culinary Institute offers a full spectrum of culinary education combining the history and teachings of the world-renown Le Cordon Bleu Cooking School with a challenging and comprehensive curriculum. Portland-Western Culinary Institute also offers hands-on training under the direction of professionals who teach in the Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management, and Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie & Baking Programs.

Opportunities for graduates of Western Culinary Institute’s Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Program, Hospitality & Restaurant Management Program, and Pâtisserie and Baking Program are promising in the expanding hospitality industry. Also, the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu designation can open doors to a wide range of culinary opportunities in the United States and abroad.

Western Culinary Institute offers instruction in the following Programs:

• Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts (Diploma or Associate of Occupational Studies Degree)
• Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management (Associate of Occupational Studies Degree)
• Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie & Baking (Diploma or Associate of Occupational Studies Degree)

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The Western Culinary Institute campus is alive with student activity! Not only do students spend time in the kitchen and classroom as part of the curriculum, but many participate for fun in their on-campus clubs.

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