California Culinary Academy

The California Culinary Academy (CCA) is an affiliate of Le Cordon Bleu, and is located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1977, the academy has trained more than 15,000 people for restaurant careers through its 30-week baking and pastry chef program and 16-month culinary arts degree program. It was purchased by Career Education Corporation in 1999. The school was established in 1977. San Francisco Weekly and a class action lawsuit claimed the school preyed on students, misrepresenting prospective students to enroll them in the school, including very high career placement rates. In September 2011 the class action suit was pending with a $40 million settlement by California Culinary Academy. California Culinary Academy is...