About Us

Have a passion for food and hospitality? At Pennsylvania Culinary Academy, we can prepare you for an exciting career in the culinary industry.

What We Offer

• A quality, hands-on Le Cordon Bleu culinary arts, Pâtisserie and Baking and hospitality education that gives students the opportunity to learn by doing
  
• Career-oriented instruction in both classic and modern culinary arts
  
• Cooking-school programs that teach both theoretical concepts and
  practical applications
  
• An emphasis on the skills needed to succeed in the hospitality industry
  
• Committed, award-winning chef instructors
  
• Small class sizes for more individual attention
  
• A Career Services team to help students find full- or part-time job opportunities

Other Benefits for PCI Students

• Industry current, fully equipped culinary and pastry training kitchens
  
• Numerous lecture and demonstration rooms and a commercial storeroom
  
• A food service library featuring approximately 5,000 research materials
  
• A computer lab
  
• CECybrary, a virtual library featuring books, articles, and other
  digital materials
  
• A student portal to look up grades, class schedules, account
  balances, and more
  
• Our S.T.A.R. program, which provides each student with a dedicated faculty advisor for one-on-one academic guidance
  
• A peer-tutoring service
  
• A mentor program
  
• Student clubs, culinary competitions, and lectures by local and celebrity chefs

History

Founded in 1986 as a branch campus of The Sawyer School, Pennsylvania Culinary Institute became well known in the Pittsburgh area and beyond for its quality, hands-on culinary education, and it attracted students from across the United States.

In 2002, PCI partnered with Le Cordon Bleu, creating a combination of the finest in European and North American culinary arts training programs. PCI still operates with the same high standards of excellence established upon its founding.

We are accredited by ACCSCT (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology). Accreditation ensures that a school does what it promises.

To learn more, contact Pennsylvania Culinary Institute today.

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