Culinary Programs in the Sacramento area

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$57,870

chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025

Culinary Programs in the Sacramento area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Sacramento: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.4 miles, farthest 68.4 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 144 to 260 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 45 culinary awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $57,870 median for chefs and head cooks ($27.82 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,110 to $94,790; 1,630 employed in the metro area; California median $64,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
American River College	Sacramento	Certificate	14	8.4
05244 - Culinary Apprenticeship Program for Under served PopWIOA list	Sacramento	WIOA list only		16.8
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	Associate	0	18.6
Woodland Community CollegeWIOA list	Woodland	Certificate	18	29.2
Lake Tahoe Community College	South Lake Tahoe	Certificate	13	68.4

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