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Culinary Programs in the Denver area
3 culinary programs in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, listed by distance from Denver.
Programs
3
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$66,970
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Culinary programs, nearest to Denver first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | Certificate | 2 | 1.6 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Certificate | 45 | 9.0 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | 28 | 10.2 |
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 Denver area
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 35 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill