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Culinary Programs in Colorado
Colleges and schools: 8
Programs
8
all sources
Median pay
$65,400
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
35
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Colorado: the figures
- Programs we list
- 8 in Colorado: 8 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 7 public and 1 private; 2,188 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 8 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $65,400 a year for chefs and head cooks in Colorado, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs from 120 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 35 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 35 culinary programs on Colorado's list; middle values: 30% of students who exited completed (23 programs report it); 51.9% were employed in the second quarter after exit (24); $12,358 median earnings in that quarter (24) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Colorado metro area has a page; the largest list, Denver, has 3 programs.
By metro area
- Denver area3 programs · median pay $66,970
Every culinary program in Colorado
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | Boulder | Certificate | $22,597 | 15 months | 1,942 |
| Colorado Mesa UniversityWIOA list | Grand Junction | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 |
| Colorado Mountain CollegeWIOA list | Glenwood Springs | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Pikes Peak State CollegeWIOA list | Colorado Springs | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 91 |
| Pueblo Community CollegeWIOA list | Pueblo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 |
- 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, Colorado, read October 8, 2026.
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