Le Cordon Bleu

Le Cordon Bleu

Le Cordon Bleu is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with 35 schools on five continents serving 20,000 students annually. Its primary education focus is on hospitality management and the culinary arts...

 College of Culinary Arts Atlanta is a 2-year private for-profit college in Georgia. The College is a branch of Western Culinary Institute

Western Culinary Institute

The Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Portland, formerly the Western Culinary Institute , is a private culinary school located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The school is owned by the Career Education Corporation and it is also a partner with the French culinary institute Le...

 in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

. The branch campus was established in April 2003.

Academics

There are two programs offered at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta; both programs educate on classical cooking

Cooking

Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...

 methods, all facets of food preparation and fundamental baking

Baking

Baking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts, quiches, cookies and crackers. Such items...

 skills.

Associate

• Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Program

Certificate

• Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie and Baking Program

Admissions

Requirements for admission in Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Atlanta are minimal. Selectivity is based on application and personal interview.

Campus

The school’s campus features professional kitchens with industry-current equipment and an on-site restaurant. The college library

Library

In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...

 also offers an assortment of books, periodicals and videos and computer labs for student use.

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta campus is located in the heart of Georgia. Historic sites of Georgia:

• Chief Vann House
• Etowah Indian Mounds
  Etowah Indian Mounds
  Etowah Indian Mounds is a archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia south of Cartersville, in the United States. Built and occupied in three phases, from 1000–1550 CE, the prehistoric site is located on the north shore of the Etowah River. Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site is a designated...
  
  
• Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation

Accreditation

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). Since it does not have regional accreditation

Regional accreditation

Regional accreditation is a term used in the United States to refer to educational accreditation conducted by any of several accreditation bodies established to serve six defined geographic areas of the country for accreditation of schools, colleges, and universities...

, many regionally accredited schools are reluctant to accept its credits in transfer or recognize its degrees for entry into graduate programs.

External links

• Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta