Academy of Pastry and Culinary Arts Philippines

Invest in your success
with APCA

The Academy of Pastry and Culinary Arts Philippines pairs a modern, hands-on teaching approach with the discipline of classical technique, so you graduate ready for professional kitchens anywhere in the world.

Learn from award-winning chef educators across full-time diplomas and short intensive programs, then step straight into industry through our global partner network. You belong with the best.

APCA Programs

Explore full-time diplomas, short intensives and weekend certificates, and find the path that turns your passion into a career across APCA Academies Worldwide.

9 Months Program (Full Time)

Advanced Diploma in Pastry & Bakery Arts

9 Months Program (Full Time)

Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts

16 Months Program (Full Time)

Advanced Diploma Dual Program

Short Intensive Program

24 Days Intensive Pastry Program

Short Intensive Program

2 Weeks Intensive Chocolate Program

Short Intensive Program

2 Week Intensive Bakery Program

Part-Time Certificate Program

Weekend Part-Time Pastry Program

Annual Masterclasses

Asia Pastry Forum

Complete the Advanced Diploma with a paid internship in France, Italy, Spain, Maldives, Belgium or Australia

Through our industry partners, Advanced Diploma graduates can take up a paid international internship of 6 to 11 months in Michelin-starred restaurants, patisseries and luxury hotels: real experience, real kitchens, real careers.

What students are saying

“The chefs at APCA go far beyond the syllabus. Every technique is demonstrated, corrected and repeated until it becomes second nature, and that discipline is what employers noticed the moment I started my internship.”

Advanced Diploma graduate · Pastry & Bakery Arts, January intake

“I arrived with a home-baker’s enthusiasm and left with a professional’s confidence. The 90% hands-on structure means you are in the kitchen almost every day, producing at industry pace.”

Advanced Diploma graduate · Culinary Arts, May intake

“What stood out was how personal the guidance was. Small class sizes meant the instructors knew exactly where each of us needed to improve, and they made sure we got there.”

Advanced Diploma graduate · Dual Program, September intake