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Portland, Oregon A Cook's Paradise

Cooking is hot!

The National Restaurant Association estimates there are some 900,000 restaurants and food service outlets in the United States doing $476 billion in annual sales. Restaurant sales account for nearly half of every dollar spent on food. Most importantly, despite high unemployment in many other traditional sectors of the economy, the restaurant industry now employs an estimated 12.2 million people, making it the nation's largest employer outside of government.

Oregon Culinary Institute at Pioneer Pacific College can open the kitchen doors for you to become part of this fast-paced, growing industry full of exciting career opportunities. We offer an accredited 40-week Culinary Arts diploma program and a 70-week Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts in a beautiful 10,000 square-foot facility with industry-standard kitchen labs, classrooms, a computer lab, and an open-to-the-public fine-dining restaurant. We have a world-class faculty of passionate, experienced chef instructors, whose mission is to provide first-rate, hands-on training to prepare you for a wide variety of industry jobs.

Now is the time to turn your dream of being a professional chef into reality. Locally-owned Pioneer Pacific College is an established and respected institution committed to academic excellence, using proven teaching methods to help you achieve your goals. I hope you will take the time to explore this website and come see what's cooking at Oregon Culinary Institute.

Please contact us immediately to begin your new life. I look forward to seeing you in the kitchen soon.

Eric Stromquist, FMP
Executive Director
 

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