Elevate Your
Culinary Journey

For accomplished chefs, passionate home cooks, and entrepreneurs—our famous culinary arts programs build the expertise, techniques, and confidence to pursue your culinary ambitions.

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Our Main programs

Gain the knowledge you need and master the techniques for a career or to open a business around food. Our chefs have both teaching and real-world experience.

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Culinary Arts Program

Master how to cook meat, seafood and poultry while also elevating your baking to include French Pastries.

10-16 weeks hands on

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Cuisine Program

Learn cooking techniques, knife skills and flavor building in our Certificate designed to master savory skills.
 
5-8 weeks hands on
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Pastry & Baking Program

Get expert guidance through French Pastries, breads and desserts as you build your baking portfolio.

5-8 weeks hands on

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Culinary Operations Management Program

Sharpen your operations skills and maximize profitability with targeted strategies designed for the modern restaurant.

5 weeks

Join a Distinguished Legacy of
Culinary Excellence

Our alumni include the founders of Kodiak Cakes and Crumbl Cookies—but success here isn’t just measured in business ventures. Our graduates have opened artisan bakeries, launched intimate bistros, and elevated their craft to new heights.

This is where passion meets mastery, and where your culinary aspirations find their home.

Discover what’s possible when you join our culinary community.

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On-Campus or online
Flexible Learning That Fits Your Life

Whether you’re side-by-side with peers in our state-of-the-art Salt Lake City kitchen or cooking in your own home kitchen via on-demand demos and one-on-one chef feedback, you get the exact same Master Chef–led curriculum.

Train morning or night, whatever is more convenient. Online tuition is lower since you supply your own gear; on-campus covers everything including food and supplies, a brand new knife and equipment kit that you get to keep and chef uniform.

Our Culinary Programs Were Whipped Up with You in Mind

As an alternative to traditional culinary colleges, Park City Culinary Institute offers shorter more affordable Certificates. Our Certificate courses are designed to make it possible for anybody to attend culinary school.

On Campus, the Cuisine Certificate can be completed in as short as 5 weeks in our morning session, and is 8 weeks when taken part time at night.

The Pastry & Baking Certificate can be completed in as short as 5 weeks in our morning session, and is 8 weeks when taken part time at night. As there is a significant savings, most students choose to take the combined Cuisine and Baking Certificate, which is called the Professional Certificate in the Culinary Arts. This course can be completed in as few as 10 weeks in our morning session, and is 16 weeks long when taken part time at night.

Choose Your Program

All three of these hands-on programs are available both on campus and online:

 

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Taste of Success: Voices from Our Graduates

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Our alumni include the founders of Kodiak Cakes and Crumbl Cookies—but success here isn’t just measured in business ventures. Our graduates have opened artisan bakeries, launched intimate bistros, and elevated their craft to new heights.

This is where passion meets mastery, and where your culinary aspirations find their home.

Discover what’s possible when you join our culinary community.

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Our Recipe for Success

Follow this recipe to begin your culinary career or passion at Park City Culinary Institute

Step 1

Start with a fun, hands-on learning environment that supports your food artistry.

Step 2

Toss in a commercial-grade teaching kitchen and mentorship from professional chef instructors.

Step 3

Mix in a winning school—Best of State in Culinary Education for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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Step 4

Season with professional culinary skills, regardless of age or experience.

Step 5

Turn up the heat with an accelerated curriculum that's ideal for entrepreneurs.

Step 6

Finish with a life-long set of skills for a delicious and creative future!

Our Culinary Programs Are Perfect for:

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Chef Success Stories

“I’m super grateful for your awesome culinary course. I really think that you’re doing some cool things that will change the culinary landscape. I’ve already hired one of my classmates!”
Adam Terry
Owner of Waffle Love
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"The best thing I've done in my life… Pure fun!"
Jonathan Clark
Owner of Kodiak Cakes
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"Online class is so awesome. I have the opportunity to be creative, change things up in any way I want to. I cook in familiar surroundings and can have everything set up just the way I want. I also appreciate Chef Evan’s teaching style. He takes the time during the last half hour to really teach about the food. Thanks for the opportunity to be in this session. We are making Park City Culinary Institute history!"
Joy Rife
2020 Online Graduate
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“Attending a culinary school has always been my dream. I was excited that I could use the GI Bill® to pay for the entire course. While my husband Todd was serving our country at Hill AFB, I was able to fullfil my dream.”
Teresa Rotramel
Mom and Cake Decorator

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Why Choose Park City Culinary Institute?

Financing Options

Explore our scholarship and payment options.

Flexible Schedules

Day or night, on campus or online: learn on your time.

Veteran Benefits

On-campus classes eligible for GI Bill®.

Learn Online

On Demand Classes with targeted and timely feedback from our chefs.

Hands-on Training

Learn why Park City Culinary Institute is perfect for you.

Award Winning Curriculum

We offer online or on-campus classes to fit your schedule.

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Learn in Our Culinary Teaching Kitchen Located in Salt Lake City!

Open architecture featuring an incredible, naturally lit kitchen.

Our teaching kitchen is equipped with commercial appliances, finished in stainless steel by local craftsmen.

Everything’s included for the optimal cooking and learning experience—from gas ranges and convection ovens to high-speed dishwashing systems and double exhaust hoods.

Need Another Flavor for Learning?

Get more info about our online options within each program.
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We're Proud to be Associated with:

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Best of State® 2022
Best of State® 2021
Best of State® 2020
Best of State® 2019

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