Learn from the best. Start your cooking career at Western Canada's largest culinary school. Acquire top techniques from award-winning chefs while gaining experience in authentic food-service settings. 
#1

Culinary school
in Vancouver †

12,070

Job openings predicted ‡

Attend an info session

Learn about VCC programs and get your questions answered.

 Sign up now Sign up now
http://www.vcc.ca/applying/apply-now/info-sessionstours/

culinary students cooking

Continuing Studies

VCC offers part-time courses in culinary cook challenges.

Visit Continuing Studies  

Need help with tuition?

Explore your options for scholarships, grants, bursaries, loans and entrance awards.

 Learn more Learn more
http://www.vcc.ca/applying/registration-services/financial-aid/

Why VCC

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vt6rz_XkalA

Real-world experience

Learn top culinary skills through a proven system of demonstration, hands-on practice, and group discussion. Daily work in on-campus food outlets offers a range of professional experience from casual to fine dining.

Asian Culinary Program

Award-winning instruction 

VCC's innovative, learner-driven curriculum was custom designed by experienced, award-winning chefs. Alongside industry-leading culinary skills, programs emphasize teamwork, critical thinking, leadership, and communication.

Culinary Program emphasizes teamwork.

Job-ready skills

VCC's culinary programs are designed to ensure students graduate with the skills and experience needed to immediately begin working in restaurants, hotels, catering companies, airlines, camps, institutions, and more.

World-class facility

VCC Culinary Arts Program

Culinary Program

Culinary Program

Culinary Program

Culinary Program

Culinary Program

Previous Next

Frequently asked questions

Chefs and cooks live to make delicious food. They’re creative, positive, adventurous, and energetic but also highly disciplined and detail-oriented. A good chef rises to the top in the kitchen thanks to good leadership skills, organizational ability, and a strong foundation in customer service.

  • Browns Socialhouse
  • Cactus Club Café
  • Coast Hotels
  • Culinary Team Canada
  • Earls Kitchen + Bar
  • Fairmont Hotels
  • Hawksworth Restaurant
  • JOEY Restaurants
  • Nextjen Gluten-Free
  • Pan Pacific Hotel
  • The Vancouver Club
No. Apprenticeships can be started during high school, after graduation, or at any point in your career. VCC offers pre-apprenticeship training (foundation) programs in many in-demand trades. Apprentices must find an employer to sponsor and train them as they complete the higher apprenticeship levels.
The Red Seal program provides an interprovincial endorsement of excellence in the skilled trades. A Red Seal Endorsement (RSE) is a stamp of approval on the competence of a tradesperson and is recognized by employers across Canada, without further examination. Skilled tradespersons obtain an RSE on their provincial trades certificates by successfully completing an interprovincial Red Seal examination.
An apprenticeship is a combination of on-the-job training and classroom learning that leads to a Certificate of Qualification (CoQ), or “ticket” for your trade that is recognized by employers across B.C. Apprentices spend about 80 per cent of their time on the job. That means you earn money while you learn. Most apprenticeships take four years to complete.

News and success stories

VCC grad crowned 2024 Culinary Apprentice of the Year

VCC grad crowned 2024 Culinary Apprentice of the Year

The culinary arts alum currently apprentices with the Fairmont Pacific Rim

Crossing cultures with VCC culinary arts student Kalvin Frid

Crossing cultures with VCC culinary arts student Kalvin Frid

For Apprenticeship Recognition Month, we sat down with Kalvin Frid, one of the first VCC students to go on an international exchange in Italy

See all programs with space available

See all programs with space available

It's not too late to apply! See which great VCC programs have space available this Fall

More news

Awards

  • Diner's Choice Award
    JJ's Restaurant at VCC — 2023
  • Culinary Apprentice of the Year Award
    Ahn Tran — 2022
  • Skills Nationals
    Team Canada Selection — Cooking
    Sean Leviste — 2022
  • Best Professional Culinary School
    25th Annual Golden Plates — 2022
  • Best Culinary School
    26th Annual Best of Vancouver — 2021

What people are saying

Gallery          

Next steps

Attend an info session Meet with an advisor Apply now

Contact us

* All tuition amounts listed are subject to change without notice. Should tuition amounts increase, students are required to pay the increased rates. Additional fees may apply.
Tuition amounts listed are for domestic fee payers. Tuition for international students will vary.

† Source: Georgia Straight

‡ Source: B.C. 2025 Labour Market Outlook (cooks)