Are you an aspiring cook just beginning to explore the possibilities, interested in learning more about the business aspect of food service, or looking for a career change? Start at SLC to explore the diverse opportunities available in the culinary industry.

St. Lawrence College Culinary Programs offer method-based, hands-on, experiential, work-integrated learning.

Our programs are quality-based with approachable Chef instructors with diverse background experience in a collaborative real-world learning environment.

Build the foundation to succeed, gain, and advance your skills and acquire the confidence to work in an exciting, fast-changing professional culinary world.

A combination of both theoretical and applied practical courses in our curriculum are designed to expose students to all aspects of cuisines. Small class sizes facilitate the student’s personal development into a skilled and thoughtful cook.

The SLC Culinary Faculty are proud of our alumni success stories, and we continue to build and improve our programs to foster ready to succeed culinary graduates.

All culinary programs offer the flexibility to decide if a Culinary Skills Certificate (one-year program) or a Culinary Management Diploma (two-year program) is the right fit.

All culinary program's first and second semester courses are the same, offering a seamless transition when deciding to transfer between a one-year and two-year culinary credential/program.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Take a tour of our training and production kitchens in our 360° videos and meet our Chef Instructors.


Students who attend the Culinary Programs at St. Lawrence College will be taught by talented and dedicated Chefs who have worked worldwide and have been employed by many 4* & 5* hotels, Michelin star restaurants, large catering companies and taught at various educational institutes within Canada. Small class sizes at St. Lawrence College ensure culinary students get the individual attention they so rightly deserve.

Prep cook
Line cook/commis chef
Pastry cook
Breakfast cook
Personal chef
Food writer/critic
Food photographer
Kitchen, restaurant, or recipe designer
Food truck owner
Restaurants
Bars
Hotels
Catering companies
Conference centres
Bakeries
Retirement living
Cruise ships
Prisons
Cafeterias
Airline catering
Our graduates have found jobs at the following local establishments in Kingston:

Bread and Butter Bakery and Toast and Jam Restaurant
Aqua Terra Restaurant
Pan Chancho Bakery and Chez Piggy Restaurant
Black Dog Catering Company
Woodenheads Restaurant
Casa Domenico Restaurant
Olivea Restaurant
Tango Neuvo Restaurant
The Rustic Spud Restaurant
Bella Bistro
The Keg Restaurant
Milestones Restaurant
Bustini’s Catering Company
Graduates have also gone on to find employment in establishments across Canada and around the world, including:

Atelier Restaurant, Ottawa
Fairmont Hotels, Bermuda
Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts, Banff, Alberta