Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Scottsdale
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts- Scottsdale formerly Scottsdale Culinary Institute''' was a career-focused school in Arizona specializing in culinary and hospitality education. Elizabeth Sherman Leite started Scottsdale Culinary Institute in 1986. The College is owned by Career Education Corporation under a licensing agreement with Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. The Institute was located in a former country club on a golf course and lakefront overlooking Camelback Mountain. It closed in 2017.
Academics and programs
Scottsdale Culinary Institute is a Le Cordon Bleu Schools North American affiliate and offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Management and Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality and Restaurant Management and Associate of Occupational Studies degrees in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie and Baking and Le Cordon Bleu Restaurant and Hospitality Management and certificates in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts and Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie and Baking. Bachelor's degrees: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Management:
Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality and Restaurant Management:
Explores practical management techniques, effective professional communication, Le Cordon Bleu cuisine, and human resource management.
Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie and Baking:
Includes basic culinary techniques, tools and equipment, artisan bread production, European pastry production, design and creation of chocolate/sugar showpieces.
Certificate Programs:
Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie and Baking
Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts
Admissions
Scottsdale Culinary Admission requirements:
Application for Admissions form
Execute all enrollment documents including the Enrollment Agreement
High school diploma or recognized equivalent
Financial aid forms
Payment of application fee
Accreditation
Scottsdale Culinary Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. Associate of Occupational Studies Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts and Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie and Baking Programs: Accredited Programs, American Culinary Federation Foundation, Inc. Accrediting Commission. Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
International Association of Culinary Professionals
National Restaurant Association
Phoenix Restaurant Association
Research Chefs Association
Scottsdale Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Campus
Camelback Campus is the main campus for Scottsdale Culinary Institute and is housed in a former country club overlooking the Camelback Mountain. Camelback Campus houses administrative offices, numerous classrooms and kitchens,and L’Ecole, a student-run 100-seat restaurant. L’Ecole serves as an operations classroom and instructional laboratories. The SkyBridge facility is an expansion of the Camelback Main Campus. It is located in Old TownScottsdale, Arizona, minutes away from the main campus. The facilities at SkyBridge Campus include:
administrative offices
classrooms and kitchens
The Main library
L’Academie, another student-run bistro-style restaurant
