Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Culinary Arts Diploma
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) - Culinary Arts · SAIT Main Campus, Calgary · Canada
- Official award
- Culinary Arts diploma
- Duration
- 2 years (full-time estimate)
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- CAD 8,475see costs below
Award and recognition
A two-year full-time diploma in the School of Hospitality and Tourism covering foundational cooking, garde manger, global cuisines, patisserie and culinary management, with a work experience requirement.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a national awarding body.
- Awarding body
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Issued by the school
- No: awarded by another body
- On completion
- A SAIT Culinary Arts diploma.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
No recognition record is attached to this program. See the school’s recognition section.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 2 years (full-time estimate)
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
Internship and placement
Required internship
An internship or externship is part of the program requirements.
- Published duration
- minimum 320 hours between first and second year
- Paid or unpaid
- Paid
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.
Admissions
- Prior education
- Canadian-educated: at least 50% in English Language Arts 10-1/10-2 or Humanities 10 and in Math 10C or 10-3; outside Canada: English proficiency and international document assessment.
- Language requirements
- English language proficiency is required before admission.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 tuition, domesticTuition · mandatory | CAD 8,475per year, 2026/27 | Domestic students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Year 2 tuition, domesticTuition · mandatory | CAD 8,136per year, 2026/27 | Domestic students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Year 1 tuition, internationalTuition · mandatory | CAD 27,525per year, 2026/27 | International students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Year 2 tuition, internationalTuition · mandatory | CAD 26,424per year, 2026/27 | International students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Professional knife kit (approximate)Mandatory extra · mandatory | CAD 500one-time | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
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)