Type Private, For Profit President Steve Smith Number of students 894 Academic staff 49 | Established 1981 Campus Urban Founded 1981 | |
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Headquarters Austin, Texas, United States Similar California Culinary Academy, Le Cordon Bleu Institute o, Le Cordon Bleu College o, Le Cordon Bleu College o, Le Cordon Bleu College o | ||
Le Cordon Bleu of Culinary Arts in Austin (LCB-Austin) is a private school located in The Domain, a 235-acre (0.95 km2), multi-use park in Austin, Texas. The cooking school is affiliated with Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America.
Originally named Le Chef College of Hospitality Careers, Ronald F. Boston started the school as a chef-apprenticeship program in 1981. In 1999, the school was renamed Texas Culinary Academy. TCA was acquired by Career Education Corporation in August 2001. At Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Austin (formerly Texas Culinary Academy), cooking school students have the opportunity to receive Le Cordon Bleu's world-renowned culinary program in one of America's premier college towns.
LCB-Austin operates within a 52,000-square-foot (4,831.0 m2) facility that contains six 2,000-square-foot (185.8 m2) labs, classrooms, a student library, a computer lab, a restaurant, a cafe and a retail store. Also located within the facility is a 100-seat demonstration kitchen.
The school operates two on-campus restaurants. Ventana, a 100-seat restaurant which serves classical French cuisine, opened in late 2002, and The Bleu River Grille is a casual coffee and sandwich shop.
LCB-Austin offers an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts and certificates in Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie & Baking and Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts. All of the programs provide the theoretical foundation, culinary principles and technical skills based on traditions of Le Cordon Bleu.