Culinary Programs in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$68,970

chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$17,750

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Culinary Programs in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from San Francisco: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.3 miles, farthest 13.6 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 5 list one: $17,750 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 9 to 64 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 113 culinary awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $68,970 median for chefs and head cooks ($33.16 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $42,860 to $115,170; 5,340 employed in the metro area; California median $64,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
National Holistic Institute	Emeryville	Certificate	$17,750	12 months	26	1.3
Laney CollegeWIOA list	Oakland	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	35	4.5
Contra Costa CollegeWIOA list	San Pablo	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	7	8.1
City College of San FranciscoWIOA list	San Francisco	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	13.1
Diablo Valley CollegeWIOA list	Pleasant Hill	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	26	13.6

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 50 of them Culinary.
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