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Culinary Programs in the Los Angeles area
20 culinary programs in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, listed by distance from Los Angeles.
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, IPEDS
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 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Los Angeles area
- 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