The Bachelor's program also includes 2 internships, allowing students to gain a year's professional work experience during their studies.

Postgraduate students can undertake a dual Master's degree in Culinary Management, also offered in partnership with University of Derby, U.K.

DCT also expanded its program offerings, adding courses specializing in European Gourmet Cuisine and in European Pastry and Chocolate to the initial Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma programs in Hotel & Tourism Management, as well as establishing partnerships with Florida International University and the University of Massachusetts - Amherst.

In 2012, the Vitznau campus moved to downtown Lucerne – back to the centre of the city where the school was founded more than two decades earlier.

The César Ritz Colleges/Culinary Arts Academy campus was housed in modern facilities in Lucerne near Löwenplatz, bordering the city's historical and central shopping districts.