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Culinary Programs in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
20
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$69,990
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,925
of 6 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Culinary Programs in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 20 programs: 15 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 6.1 miles, farthest 40.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 6 of 20 list one: $1,925 to $48,027, middle $5,350 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 9 listed programs give weeks: 8 to 104 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 933 culinary awards at the 14 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 9 of 20 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 85% of exiters employed in the second quarter (6 report it); middle completion 92% (7 report it)
- Pay here
- $69,990 median for chefs and head cooks ($33.65 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,310 to $102,760; 11,430 employed in the metro area; California median $64,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $1,960 | Not reported | 6.1 | |
| Cerritos CollegeWIOA list | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 51 | 6.8 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 137 | 7.6 |
| Hospitality Training Academy (HTA) JATCWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $5,350 | Not reported | 8.9 | |
| Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $1,925 | Not reported | 8.9 | |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 51 | 9.7 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 11.3 |
| Institute of Culinary Education | Pasadena | Certificate | $48,027 | 15 months | 229 | 12.0 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 12.1 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 | 12.5 |
| Sushi Chef InstituteWIOA list | Torrance | WIOA list only | $4,900 | Not reported | 13.2 | |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 14.1 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College | Wilmington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 66 | 14.8 |
| United Youth of America, IncWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $10,050 | Not reported | 16.8 | |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 18.5 |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 21.3 |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 83 | 25.3 |
| Los Angeles Mission College | Sylmar | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 128 | 28.0 |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | 38.0 |
| Saddleback CollegeWIOA list | Mission Viejo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | 40.4 |
- 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 50 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Riverside area6 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- San Francisco area5 programs
- San Diego area3 programs