Swiss Culinary Academy
Lucerne
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Chef instructor briefing BHMS culinary students before kitchen service

Swiss Culinary Academy by BHMS · Lucerne

Start your application

Five steps from here to your first day in a Swiss professional kitchen — with an answer from admissions within 72 hours.

How it works

Five steps to Lucerne

  1. Apply online

    Start here — admissions then emails you the application form and the short list of documents to send back. The Duolingo English Test — taken online — is accepted.

  2. Answer in 72 hours

    Admissions reviews your application and responds within three working days.

  3. Reserve your place

    You receive a Letter of Acceptance; your deposit within 10 days secures the place.

  4. Visa

    BHMS issues every document you need. Allow up to 12 weeks for processing — apply about four months before your intake.

  5. Fly

    We meet you at Zurich Airport. Your first pickup is included in the fee.

Next intakes

16 November 2026 · 22 February 2027 · 16 August 2027

Postgraduate Diploma also June 2027. Because visa processing can take up to 12 weeks, apply about four months before your chosen intake.

Graduating from a US high school? Read how a US high-school graduate enters the Diploma in Culinary Arts: age, English, the start date after graduation and what to send.

Application form

Takes about two minutes. Admissions responds within 72 hours.

No payment now. A deposit is only due after your Letter of Acceptance — and the CHF 3'900 Summer Camp fee is credited towards first-year tuition of an eligible BHMS Bachelor programme when campers enrol within two years.

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