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.
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.
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
Cuisine Program
Pastry & Baking Program
Get expert guidance through French Pastries, breads and desserts as you build your baking portfolio.
5-8 weeks hands on
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.
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:
Culinary Arts Program (216 hrs)
A deep dive into foundational cooking and baking techniques.Pastry & Baking Program (108 hrs)
Master doughs, creams, breads, chocolates, cake décor and all things sweet.Cuisine Program (108 hrs)
Focus on savory skill—meat, poultry, seafood butchery, pastas, sauces, hors d’oeuvres, vegetables & grains.
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.
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.
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:
- Entrepreneurs who want to open a business around food
- Passionate aspiring chefs who want to master cooking fundamentals
- Career-oriented students who want to pursue a full-time position in the culinary arts
Chef Success Stories
Our Bread & Butter:
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.
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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