It offered programs in culinary arts, baking and pastry, and restaurant management, with a curriculum to prepare graduates for the food-service industry.
OCI's campus was located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of southwest Portland, and included a restaurant staffed by students.
In 2018, OCI instructor Daniel Brophy was murdered at the Oregon Culinary Institute by his wife.
[4][5][6] OCI's programs were taught in a 10,000 square foot (930 m2) campus that included lecture classrooms and three computer labs.
[7] OCI taught and employed sustainable business practices, including partnering with farmers,[8] ranchers, and fishermen to source local ingredients.