Bachelor of Arts (Culinary Arts major)
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Auckland
Bachelor · NZQF 7
3 years full-time; part-time available
NZ$36,522
Per 120 points (full-time year equivalent)
2026 fee
Culinary Arts & Baking programmes in New Zealand
25 programmes
Every culinary arts & baking programme we list in New Zealand, across universities, institutes of technology and private colleges. Fees, start dates and English requirements come from each institution's own published information, and where something has not been published the page says so.
Bachelor of Culinary Arts and Business
Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand
Wellington
Bachelor · NZQF 7
3 years (360 credits total, 120 credits/year)
NZ$30,200
Per year (annual/per intake)
2026 fee
Certificate in Baking (Generalist)
New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA)
Auckland
Certificate · NZQF 4
35 weeks (incl. 5-week internship)
NZ$22,000
Per programme
2026 fee
Certificate in Cookery
New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA)
Hamilton
Certificate · NZQF 4
35 weeks
NZ$22,000
Per programme
2026 fee
Culinary Arts Year 1
Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)
Hamilton
NZQF 4
One year Full-time
NZ$26,600
2026 international fees flyer
2026 fee
Diploma in Cookery (Advanced)
New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA)
Hamilton
Diploma · NZQF 5
35 weeks (incl. 5-week internship)
NZ$22,000
Per programme
2026 fee
Diploma in Culinary Management
The Culinary Collective
Auckland
Diploma · NZQF 6
40 weeks (incl. 20-week internship), per 2024 fee schedule
NZ$19,900
Per programme (40 weeks)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
Diplôme Avancé Culinaire Cuisine (Advanced Diploma in Cuisine)
Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand
Wellington
Diploma · NZQF 5
9 months (3 x 10-week terms)
NZ$40,276
Per full programme (9 months)
2026 fee
Diplôme Avancé Culinaire Pâtisserie (Advanced Diploma in Pâtisserie)
Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand
Wellington
Diploma · NZQF 5
9 months (3 x 10-week terms)
NZ$30,400
Per full programme (9 months); fee varies by intake/cohort
2026 fee
Diplôme de Cuisine (New Zealand Diploma in Cookery pathway - Basic, Intermediate, Superior)
Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand
Wellington
Diploma · NZQF 4
9 months (3 x 10-week terms)
NZ$42,300
Per full programme (9 months)
2026 fee
Diplôme de Pâtisserie (New Zealand Diploma in Patisserie pathway - Basic, Intermediate, Superior)
Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand
Wellington
Diploma · NZQF 4
9 months (3 x 10-week terms)
NZ$42,300
Per full programme (9 months)
2026 fee
Le Grand Diplôme
Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand
Wellington
Diploma · NZQF 4
18 months (six 10-week certificates)
NZ$81,700
Per full 18-month programme
2026 fee
New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Generalist)
The Culinary Collective
Auckland
Certificate · NZQF 4
35 weeks (incl. 5-week internship)
NZ$23,100
Per programme (35 weeks)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Generalist) (Level 4)
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Rotorua
Certificate · NZQF 4
1 year full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
NZ$26,520
As stated in international course list
2026 fee
New Zealand Certificate in Cookery
The Culinary Collective
Auckland
Certificate · NZQF 4
35 weeks (incl. 5-week internship)
NZ$23,100
Per programme (35 weeks)
2026 fee
New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4)
Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT)
New Plymouth
Certificate · NZQF 4
1 year full-time
NZ$22,586
2026 tuition; CSSF additional
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4)
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT)
Nelson
Certificate · NZQF 4
34 teaching weeks plus 6 weeks of study break
NZ$26,576
2026 international prospectus basis
2026 fee
New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4)
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Rotorua
Certificate · NZQF 4
1 year full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
NZ$26,520
As stated in international course list
2026 fee
New Zealand Diploma in Baking (Level 5)
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Tauranga
Diploma · NZQF 5
1 year full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
NZ$26,520
As stated in international course list
2026 fee
New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced)
The Culinary Collective
Auckland
Diploma · NZQF 5
35 weeks (incl. 5-week internship)
NZ$23,100
Per programme (35 weeks)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced)
The Culinary Collective
Auckland
Diploma · NZQF 5
35 weeks (incl. 5-week internship)
NZ$23,100
Per programme (35 weeks)
2026 fee
New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5)
Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)
Hamilton
Diploma · NZQF 5
One year Full-time
NZ$26,600
2026 international fees flyer
2026 fee
New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5) with a strand in Cookery
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Christchurch
Diploma · NZQF 5
1 year full-time
NZ$26,572
per year
2026 fee
New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5) with a strand in Patisserie
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Christchurch
Diploma · NZQF 5
1 year full-time
NZ$26,572
per year
2026 fee
New Zealand Diploma in Culinary Practice (Level 5)
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Rotorua
Diploma · NZQF 5
1 year full-time, including holidays (if applicable); part-time study available
Fee not published by the institution.
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