At Durham College in Oshawa, Canada, Diploma in Culinary Management is offered as a diploma in Culinary Arts programme. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,617 per year (CAD 2,905 per year for local students).
Coursework in the program's dedicated teaching kitchen follows a field-to-fork approach, turning locally sourced ingredients into finished dishes. In small class settings, students work across ethnic, classical and contemporary cuisine, building the precise cooking skill and confidence needed for management roles across the food-service industry.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or Mature Student Status for applicants aged 19 or over without one, plus Grade 12 English at the C or U level. No further subject prerequisite, minimum GPA, portfolio or interview is stated on the program's own admission page. International and non-native-English-speaking applicants must meet Durham College's general English Language Proficiency Policy: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 22, PTE Academic 53 with no section below 49, CAEL 60 overall, or Duolingo English Test 110. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca using college code DURH and program code CMGT; applicants missing the English prerequisite can pursue academic upgrading.
Application Details
Start Date:Two intakes a year - September and January. Current cycle class starts: 8 September 2026 and 11 January 2027.
Application Deadline:Domestic (apply at ontariocolleges.ca): equal-consideration date 1 February 2026 for September 2026 entry and 1 October 2026 for January 2027 entry - Durham's standing rule is 1 February for a September start and 1 October for a January start. Applications completed after the equal-consideration date are still accepted and assessed while seats remain. International: apply through Durham College's own international application, not ontariocolleges.ca; Durham publishes no general international closing date and directs applicants to the Intakes and Availability table on the program page.
