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Culinary Programs in Alabama
Colleges and schools: 7
Programs
7
all sources
Median pay
$62,400
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
2
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Alabama: the figures
- Programs we list
- 7 in Alabama: 7 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 7 public and 0 private; 98 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 5 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $62,400 a year for chefs and head cooks in Alabama, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Alabama: 454 programs from 77 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them culinary.
Every culinary program in Alabama
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop State Community College | Mobile | Certificate | 11 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | Certificate | 17 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College | Montgomery | Certificate | 25 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College | Huntsville | Certificate | 0 |
| Lawson State Community CollegeWIOA list | Birmingham | Certificate | 14 |
| Shelton State Community College | Tuscaloosa | Certificate | 31 |
| University of North Alabama | Florence | Certificate | 0 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Alabama, read October 8, 2026.
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