Get Certified as an Artisan Cheesemaker

And save while your learn!

Learn how to make a wide variety of cheeses and then proudly display your Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Master- level Artisan Cheesemaker certificates for all your friends and family to see!

Here’s how it works:

Our certification packages are bundled courses that save you money as you become a Certified Artisan Cheesemaker! Each level builds on the previous level and includes Online cheesemaking instruction, bonus classes, membership in the Art of Cheesemaking Club and expedited feedback and troubleshooting via email and/or Zoom. You get unlimited lifetime access to the classes and can take as long as needed to complete your certification!

Here is a summary of what each package includes. The higher the level, the more you save per class!

Bronze Level: 6 On Demand cheese classes, 2 Bonus classes, 3 month membership in The Art of Cheesemaking Club

Bronze Package Price: $199 (Save $84!) – BUY NOW

Cheese classes include: Ricotta/Ricotta Salata, Chevre/Fromage Blanc, 4 Cream Cheeses, Feta, Mozzarella/Burrata, and Halloumi

Bonus classes include: Cheese Boards, Goat Milk Caramels/Truffles/Mousse

Silver Level: 12 On Demand cheese classes, 4 Bonus classes, 6 month membership in The Art of Cheesemaking Club

Silver Package Price: $349 (Save $185!) –BUY NOW

Cheese classes include all of the Bronze level classes PLUS Intro to Hard Cheese (Guido’s), Blue Caprine/Bleu du Queyras, Cotija/Queso Fresco, Brie/Camembert, 3 Jacks, & Gouda

Bonus classes include all of the Bronze level classes PLUS 9 Ways to Age Your Cheese and Cheese Caves

Gold Level: 18 On Demand cheese classes, 7 Bonus classes, 9 month membership in The Art of Cheesemaking Club

Gold Package Price: $599 (Save $261!) – BUY NOW

Cheese Classes include all of the Bronze and Silver level classes PLUS Cheddar, Humboldt Fog-style/Valencay, Jarlsberg, Manchego, Blue Stilton, Provolone

Bonus Classes include all of the Bronze and Silver level classes PLUS Advanced Cultures, Salt in Cheesemaking, pH in Cheesemaking

Platinum Level: 24 On Demand cheese classes, 9 Bonus classes, 12 month membership in The Art of Cheesemaking Club, plus one 60-minute consultation via Zoom.

Platinum Package Price: $749 (Save $368!) – BUY NOW

Cheese classes include all the Bronze, Silver & Gold level classes PLUS St. Marcellin/Selles sur Cher, Drunken Goat, Appenzeller, Parmesan, Romano/Pecorino, Taleggio

Bonus classes include all of the Bronze, Silver & Gold level classes PLUS Troubleshooting and Kefir & Clabber

Master Level: 36 On Demand cheese classes, 11 Bonus classes, 12 month membership in The Art of Cheesemaking Club, plus two 60-minute consultations via Zoom.

Master Package Price: $999 (Save $505!) – BUY NOW

Cheese classes include all the Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum level classes PLUS Butterkase, Bel Paese, Livarot, Wnsleydale, Cotswold, Edam, Emmental, Morbier, Montasio-Style Cheese, Red Leicester, Robiola, Munster

Bonus classes include all of the Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum level classes PLUS Natural Rinds and Washed Rinds

To receive your Certification:

In addition to completing each online class, you must complete the following to receive your certificate:

For each class, please submit a photo of the cheese you made at any stage of the process. For classes covering multiple cheeses, for example Brie and Camembert, you are only required to submit a photo of one cheese (example: your beautiful homemade Camembert as it drains). Please e-mail your photo to info@theartofcheese.com with your name and the photo’s corresponding class.

Once you’ve completed each level, please submit a short write-up on what you’ve learned (a few sentences to a paragraph). This is our way of checking in with you as you progress. Please e-mail your write-up to info@theartofcheese.com with the name you’d like to appear on your certificate and your corresponding level.

Once we review your photos and write-up, we’ll send you your certificate. Past students have used their certificates to show off to their friends, bolster their resumes, and several students used their experience from our program to open their own creameries.

NOTE: If you start at a lower level and want to move to a higher level later, we will pro-rate your next package purchase – just email us when ready. We will also credit you for classes purchased individually if you want to apply them to a certification package.

Here’s what people are saying…

“I’m loving the courses. I have been making cheese for 3 or 4 years now and love it. I follow recipes and know that doing different things produces different outcomes. Your courses are showing me what each element does and why changing them brings different outcomes – that is so helpful. You have a lovely teaching manner and so I am happy to follow what you are doing.” ~D.N., England

“The videos are AWESOME and I learned so much!” ~J.D., Utah

“Just followed your online cheesemaking class and loved it. Every step was very clear.” ~P.J., Belgium

“As a small-scale UK-based home cheesemaker I was struggling with Brie/Camembert; several attempts and poor results. I decided to view Kate’s on-demand class which was helpful, and highlighted some areas to watch closely for my next make. I also exchanged some emails with Kate after that make with specific questions on the affinage which Kate helpfully responded to. I have now seen and tasted the early results and I am very pleased. Lets hope I can recreate it next time! I’ll be looking further at The Art of Cheese – I’d love to get to Colorado one day for a live class!” ~ J. T., UK

“Your teaching style is fun and informative and not too much geek out.” ~T.S., Colorado

“Yes there are online videos and recipes for making cheese, yet in the 90 minutes of my first class with Kate and team I learned more than I had watching dozens of videos or reading recipes. The cheese making classes include not just a over the shoulder of someone making cheese, but includes hints/tips on what to look for, what it should feel like. Instead of following recipe, after the first class I began to really make cheese with confidence.” ~ F. S., California

“I really enjoyed your video classes.” ~T.P., Canada

CHEESE FOR CHANGE: We always donate 10% of your registration fee for these packages to worthy charities!