Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Diplôme de Cuisine
Cuisine Diploma
Le Cordon Bleu Paris · Le Cordon Bleu Paris, Paris · France
- Official award
- Diplôme de Cuisine
- Duration
- 9 months (or 6 months for the intensive session)
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- EUR 34,000see costs below
Award and recognition
Three successive levels (Basic, Intermediate, Superior) of classic and contemporary French culinary technique.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Provider-issued awardIssued by the training provider itself. Check separately whether any authority or employer recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Le Cordon Bleu Foundation
- Issued by the school
- Yes: the provider issues this award itself
- On completion
- The school's Diplôme de Cuisine, awarded after successful completion of all three levels.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Professional cookery · French cuisine
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
No recognition record is attached to this program. See the school’s recognition section.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 9 months (or 6 months for the intensive session)
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English, French
Internship and placement
Optional internship
An internship is available but not required.
No placement is guaranteed unless the school states so. Restaurant names or logos on a school’s site do not prove a current training partnership.
How the online or hybrid delivery works
Online coursework does not mean no physical practice. These are the published practical requirements.
Admissions
- Prior education
- High school diploma (baccalaureate or equivalent), or a CAP plus professional experience, subject to application review.
- Minimum age
- 18
- Language requirements
- B2 English or A2 French
- Intakes
- Term table lists starts on 5 Jan, 30 Mar and 28 Jun and 27 Sep 2027
- Official application
- Application and instructions
Source quote partly matched; being reviewed.
Costs
Original currency is authoritative. Tuition, mandatory extras and accommodation are shown separately and never converted or added together for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplôme de Cuisine tuition (includes €1,500 application fee)Tuition · mandatory | EUR 34,000for the whole program | All studentsPage states fees include course content and uniform; application fee of €1,500 is included in the amount. | 3 January 2024SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
No mandatory extras (uniform, knife kit, ingredients, equipment, examination fees) are published for this program. Ask the school what is not included in the tuition.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: teaching and practical hours, funding.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. How verification works.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)