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If you have previous culinary lab experience, usually through an associate's degree, you can get your culinary bachelor's degree online. Go to http://www.cookingschools.com/online/online-culinary-schools-programs.html to find out more.
You cannot get a complete culinary art degree online, but you can take certain classes. Here is a link with more information. http://www.cookingschools.com/online/online-culinary-schools-programs.html
No one offers a full culinary degree online for just the reason that you mention. However, there are some schools that offer degree completion programs to students who have prior culinary lab experience such as the experience gained with an associates degree. These programs are offered primarily through the Arts Institute online or Virginia College online.
Most culinary arts educators will agree that it is simply not practical to provide professional-level culinary courses online. However, it is possible for a student with prior culinary lab experience (most often through an associate's degree) to complete their bachelor's degree online. There are also some programs that can provide cooking instruction online, although these programs are not aimed towards professional chefs.
The are several online accredited online culinary arts school. You can check cookingschools.com to find listings of various online schools offering degree, diploma, and certificate programs.
I believe a it's a degree in culinary science.
You can not earn a complete culinary arts degree through online courses. Your local college may offer some cooking classes online, but professional level culinary classes must be taken in person.
Online culinary schools do exist. Some schools that you might want to look into are The Art Institute Online or Virginia College. However, most of these schools are primarily for home cooks; within the professional realm, online schools are generally aimed towards those who already have some hands-on culinary training, such as those with an Associates degree looking for a Bachelor's. http://www.cookingschools.com/online/online-culinary-schools-programs.html seems like a pretty good website to learn more about whether an online culinary school is right for you, and where you can find such a program.
You can earn an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree in culinary school. The master's degree is the highest degree you can get in this field, which covers world cuisines and advanced cooking techniques.
You can find more information about culinary arts school online through the website of the Culinary Institute of America (the CIA) or Le Cordon Bleu cooking academy.
You can find culinary degree programs in Montana at http://www.edref.com/college-degrees/personal-services/culinary/montana. Another good program is www.artinstitutes.edu
There are several culinary online courses available at websites such as Culinary Schools, Escoffier Online International Culinary Academy, Chefs, America's Test Kitchen Cooking School, ChefSteps, and many more.