Culinary Programs in Alaska

Colleges and schools: 2

Programs

all sources

Median pay

$52,190

chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470

On the WIOA list

Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file

Culinary Programs in Alaska: the figures

Programs we list: 2 in Alaska: 2 at colleges and schools.
Colleges and schools: 2 public and 0 private; 19 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 2 that reported any (IPEDS).
Median pay: $52,190 a year for chefs and head cooks in Alaska, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
WIOA training funds: WIOA in Alaska: 665 programs from 42 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 5 of them culinary.
WIOA results: 5 culinary programs on Alaska's list; middle values: 60% of students who exited completed (5 programs report it); 85.7% were employed in the second quarter after exit (4); $5,102 median earnings in that quarter (4) (U.S. DOL file).

Program	Where	Type	Completions
University of Alaska AnchorageWIOA list	Anchorage	Certificate	7
University of Alaska FairbanksWIOA list	Fairbanks	Certificate	12

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, Alaska, read October 8, 2026.