At Georgian College in Barrie, Canada, Diploma in Culinary Management (Co-Op) 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 7,619 per semester (CAD 1,387 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Culinary Arts
Duration: 4 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,387 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,619 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Touch, taste and feel the difference! Working with locally grown and gathered ingredients from Turtle Island, also known as North America, you will experience unrivaled hands-on learning to prepare for employment in multiple sectors of the food service industry. You develop job-ready skills and acquire knowledge to learn the business of kitchen operations, integral for success, as a culinary professional to work in the world’s best kitchens. The program focuses on ingredient identification, product knowledge, cooking skills and techniques, menu writing, and contemporary artisanal food production to deliver, a ‘food of place’, cultural experience. The culmination of coursework and experiential learning positions you for the Capstone Project to showcase your culinary and professional leadership skills. Through this program, students complete a paid coop placement and the in-school portion of the cook apprenticeship program of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian College's own admission-requirements page for Culinary Management (Co-Op) asks for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status, with Grade 12 English at the C or U level. Mature applicants 19 or older without an OSSD, non-secondary-school applicants, and home-schooled applicants can also be considered, meeting eligibility through equivalent courses, upgrading, a completed GED, or equivalency testing; applicants with post-secondary coursework or relevant life or learning experience are assessed through Georgian's Credit for Prior Learning process. The programme page lists no standardized English-language test scores (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL) for admission; international applicants are directed to Georgian's international-admissions team for language requirements. No further condition, such as an interview or portfolio, is stated on the programme page.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall 2026 and Fall 2027 (Barrie campus)
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date for Georgian's highly competitive programs, which now covers Fall 2027, Winter 2028 and Summer 2028 entry, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats last; offers of admission for this 2026-2027 cycle must be accepted by 1 May 2027. Programs outside the highly competitive list carry no equal-consideration date and are assessed on a rolling basis year-round. International applicants apply directly through Georgian's own portal with no published closing date and are assessed on a rolling basis while seats remain, though Georgian warns a program open when applied to may close before assessment. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
