Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas

Type	Private, For profit
Active	2003–2017
President	Jennifer White Heinz Lauer (Head Chef} [1]
Students	587 [2]
Address	1451 Center Crossing Road , Las Vegas , Nevada , USA

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas was a culinary school owned by Career Education Corporation under a licensing agreement with Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. ^[3]

The school opened in 2003 ^[4] and stopped accepting applications as of April 2016. ^[5] All US Cordon Bleu College locations were closed in 2017. ^{[6] [7]}

Academics

Tuition ranged from $16,000 to more than $40,000. ^[8] The 15-month, full-time program offered an Associate of Occupational Science degree. ^[4]

Campus

Las Vegas was the site of the school's first stand-alone facility with six production kitchens, four demonstration classes, four management classes and a computer classroom. ^[4]

In May of 2003, the school opened a fine-dining restaurant ^[4]

References

1. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jul/30/true-bleu-cordon-bleu-college-of-culinary-arts-ope/
2. https://www.communitycollegereview.com/le-cordon-bleu-college-of-culinary-arts-las-vegas-profile
3. "May 29, 2005, page 12 - Reno Gazette-Journal at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
4. Peterson, Kristen (2003-07-30). "True Bleu: Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts opens Vegas branch". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
5. http://www.chefs.edu/las-vegas LCB Las Vegas
6. Crawford, Amy (17 May 2016). "What happened with Le Cordon Bleu, and what it says about culinary education in America". Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
7. Rinella, Heidi Knapp (2015-12-18). "Le Cordon Bleu culinary schools to close". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
8. "Le Cordon Bleu to close, citing loan rules". Las Vegas Business Press. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2025-11-29.

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