Le Cordon Bleu No Longer Accepting International Students to Culinary Certificate Program

Categories: Culinary School

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Cancel that study abroad trip. Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, which has a branch in Pasadena as well as 15 other campuses across the United States, recently became unable to accept international students to its certificate program.

Mark Spencer, a spokesman for Le Cordon Bleu's parent company, Career Education Corporation (CEC) told us in an email, "Some recent changes we've made to our academic programs have impacted the U.S. visa requirements for international students interested in our new certificate programs. The visa requirements for our associate's degree program, offered at the Pasadena campus of Le Cordon Bleu, remain unchanged."

In other words, foreign students are still eligible to enroll in the associates degree program, but those who sought a certificate only will have to look elsewhere. Spencer says Le Cordon Bleu is working with the affected students to assist them in making alternate arrangements for study at other schools.

Depending on what country a student is from, it may simply mean staying local. Le Cordon Bleu originated in Paris in 1895, and now has 11 locations abroad including campuses in the UK, Asia, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Peru. Per Spencer, the United States campuses "are owned separately by Career Education Corporation, but collaborate with Le Cordon Bleu International on academics to assure the quality of curriculum meets Le Cordon Bleu standards."

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521 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA

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MeMet
MeMet

Hmmm!!!!To indicate the Comparison Level for your visa for student application, couple your passport version with the visa for student subclass for the college education area of your primary education..

Amanda Kuo
Amanda Kuo

Well, no longer accepting international student? eh ? whatever! at lease the most classic college is in Paris !

Alcibiades P. Toledo
Alcibiades P. Toledo

I would like to have a better English to explain my son’s problem. He contacted two months ago (June) the Cordon Bleu in Florida. They said he could be accepted as foreigner student for a culinary course. He is a Brazilian citizen. They sent the contract for the course to begin August 15. He signed and send back with all others documents needed, as the affidavit. They sent him the I-20 and he obtained the M-1 (Vocacional Student Visa) in the American Consulate in our city. Bought then a plane ticket at his expenses and flew to Miami on Aug. 6. On 7 rented a car and in the next day closed the lease of an apartment for a year in Miami. On 9 he went to visit the school and the director simply told him: we can not welcome you as a student! Could someone give us a help in what could be done to address this absurd situation?

Ccaperna
Ccaperna

Mr. Toledo,

I am sorry to hear the situation you have described for your son at LCB Miami.  That is not a good way to find out for sure!  My name is Chris and I am the Associate Director of International Recruiting at the International Culinary Center, home of the legendary French Culinary Institute in NY & CA.  We have many Brazilian students at our school and also have graduated some great Brazilian alumni that are doing some amazing things in the culinary industry!  I would like to speak with you about our programs that may be a perfect option for your son.  We have one of the best culinary programs in the world and in only 6 months of intensive/hands on training he can graduate with a Grande Diplome in Culinary Arts.  Please feel free to contact me if you would like to speak more about his options at ccaperna@frenchculinary.com.  Best of luck!

Wolfgang Ramsay
Wolfgang Ramsay

"Well, so anyways, Mr. Keller, I wasn't able to get into the Paris branch, but Pasadena is just as good, man, because they got one of them ... wait a minute, wait a minute, I have it here somewheres ... 'quality curriculums.' ... OK, great, so you'll call me?"

ladygodiving
ladygodiving

Keller is self taught. Never attended Cordon Bleu.

Thomas
Thomas

Yeah, but Keller sure does hire a lot of culinary school grads.

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