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Culinary Programs in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
6
in the metro area
Median pay here
$64,480
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Culinary Programs in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- none within 10 miles; nearest 12.0 miles, farthest 44.9 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 168 culinary awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $64,480 median for chefs and head cooks ($31.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,970 to $96,470; 2,770 employed in the metro area; California median $64,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Certificate | 9 | 12.0 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | San Bernardino | Certificate | 16 | 20.7 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | 87 | 23.5 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | 22 | 36.2 |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | 34 | 37.8 |
| Copper Mountain Community College | Joshua Tree | Certificate | 0 | 44.9 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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
- Los Angeles area20 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- San Francisco area5 programs
- San Diego area3 programs