College Diploma - Culinary Arts and Food Service Management

Enroll in the Culinary Arts Diploma at Vancouver Community College! Gain practical skills and industry connections. Apply today for international students!

In Vancouver Community College's Culinary Arts Diploma program, students learn the skills and techniques of professional commercial cooking from Canada's top chefs in a fully equipped industrial kitchen. The Culinary Arts Diploma focuses on practical skill development and is delivered primarily in VCC kitchens and food service outlets. Students spend a minimum of one month in each of the teaching kitchens and service outlets where instructional activities include demonstration, hands-on practice, and group discussion. Culinary theory is taught in a classroom setting and uses a combination of lecture, class discussion, and independent study to promote the development of professional practice in the food industry. A major emphasis of the diploma program is active student participation. Students are encouraged to become self-directed and responsible for their own learning and to come to class well prepared for active participation in classroom and kitchen activities.