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Culinary Arts School in Vancouver BC, Canada

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Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Vancouver:
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) in Vancouver, BC is the city's most progressive centre for culinary & baking & pastry arts education for both Canadian and international students. Since 1997, our accredited institute has offered highly regarded career programs in Culinary Arts & Baking & Pastry Arts, with the option of expanding your career training with a 1-Year Dual Diploma program. Our culinary programs are designed for students who wish to be productive immediately in a professional environment upon graduation. Pacific Culinary Arts also offers many short programs to inspire 'the chef within'. In addition, we provide short career programs, workshops and continuing education classes.

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At Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, small class sizes (15 students maximum to 1 chef instructor in Culinary Arts & 12 to 1 in Baking & Pastry Arts), 90% hands-on training and dedicated internationally experienced chef instructors give each student the personal attention they need to master the “art” of cooking and baking and pastry. Instruction from Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts includes job-search training and a lifetime placement assistance service for every graduate. We are proud to have over 2,400 successful alumni working around the world in over 30 countries.

Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is the first culinary school in Canada to be awarded the Consumers’ Choice Award in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and again in 2010. Considered a ‘Seal of Excellence’ within the community and beyond, this prestigious honor signifies our on-going commitment to quality, service and value.

Accreditations & Affiliations:

Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is accredited by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of British Columbia.

By surpassing the standards of integrity and educational competence required by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of British Columbia, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is fully accredited until December 2014.

We are a member of the following organizations
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- BC Chefs’ Association
- BC Restaurant & Foodservices Association
- BC Career Colleges Association
- Better Business Bureau
- International Association of Culinary Professionals
- National Association of Career Colleges
- Tourism Vancouver
- Ocean Wise

Professional Culinary Arts & Baking Programs:

* Dual-Diploma program - Culinary & Baking & Pastry Arts (12 months, full-time, 7 hours per day) is offered twice daily, Monday to Friday (15 students to 1 Chef Instructor).

* Culinary Arts program (6 months, full-time, 7 hours per day) is offered twice daily, Monday to Friday (15 students to 1 Chef Instructor).

* Baking & Pastry Arts program (6 months, full-time, 7 hours per day) is offered twice daily, Monday to Friday (12 students to 1 Chef Instructor).

Short Culinary programs:
- Cook! and the City Classes
- Cake Decorating Classes 
- Teen Classes
- Private Classes
- Wine Classes 
- Beer Classes
- Corporate Team Building Classes
& more...

Student Testimonials:

"Thank you for this wonderful experience. I am proud to have worked / learned from so many professional Chefs at PICA."
- Vanessa, Baking & Pastry Arts.

"Working with all the Chefs at the Institute was a wonderful experience. Thank you to all of you for sharing your knowledge."
- Jazmin, Baking & Pastry Arts.

"I will never forget my time spent here. The Chef Instructors have made coming to school a blast! Thank you for the education you have provided me."
- Chelsea, Baking & Pastry Arts.

"I’m thankful for the attentive and encouraging Chef Instructors who tirelessly lend support to their students whenever asked."
- Melanie, Baking & Pastry Arts.

"Thank you for the amazing experience; I will never forget my time at PICA."

- Albertho, Culinary Arts.

"One of the best culinary schools in the world."
- Jimena, Culinary Arts.

Location:

Spectacular and endlessly varied, Vancouver combines ocean, rainforest and mountains in a welcome climate that attracts residents and visitors alike. One of the world's most livable cities and a leading tourism destination, Vancouver is set amid the stunning natural beauty of snow-dusted peaks rising above ocean inlets and a broad river delta.

This city of one million people is Canada's western gateway to Eurasia, New Zealand and Australia, and to the United States. It is also British Columbia's major education and service industry centre.

Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is located at the ocean's edge, on the south shore of False Creek, near the heart of Downtown Vancouver. We're at the gateway to Granville Island, an energetic conclave of businesses, restaurants, a visual arts school, a public market, galleries and theatres all of which attracts an estimated 250,000 visitors each month.

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Address: 101 - 1505 West 2nd Avenue, V6H 3Y4 , Vancouver, BC , Canada
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