About Us

You can receive a challenging, comprehensive, quality, hands-on Le Cordon Bleu culinary arts and hospitality education at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Here, we teach both classic and modern culinary arts, and we teach students the skills and experience they need to succeed in the international hospitality industry.

Our programs teach theoretical concepts as well as practical and creative applications, a curriculum reinforced by interaction with our professional chef instructors.

At the College, we aim to help students develop the knowledge and skills for entry-level employment and career growth?along with the intellectual ability, social awareness, and leadership skills that enhance their personal and professional success.

In addition, our programs are also designed to instill a broader understanding of ethics, culture, history, science, and the culinary arts.

History

In 1999, through a partnership with Le Cordon Bleu, Brown College began offering a Le Cordon Bleu culinary program?the first such program to be offered in North America.

The program started as a certificate program and in 2002 became an Associate in Applied Science Degree program. In October 2003, a Pâtisserie & Baking Associate Program was added. All of the programs operated as a division of Brown College through January 2005.

Effective February 2005, the programs formerly offered at Brown College were transferred to a newly created institute, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Minneapolis/St. Paul, a branch campus of Portland, Oregon´s Western Culinary Institute.

Our school´s partnership with Le Cordon Bleu represents a union of some of the finest in European and North American culinary arts training programs. We will do the following:

Continually evaluate and update educational programs
Provide modern facilities and training equipment
Select teachers with professional experience in the vocations they teach and the ability to motivate and develop students to their greatest potential
Promote self-discipline and motivation so that students can achieve success in their careers and their lives

Prepare for a culinary or hospitality career at the College. Contact us today to learn more.

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