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Culinary Programs in Florida
Colleges and schools: 47
Programs
50
all sources
Median pay
$58,240
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
Middle program cost
$7,000
10 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
25
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Florida: the figures
- Programs we list
- 50 in Florida: 47 at colleges and schools, 3 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 44 public and 3 private; 951 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 44 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $7,000 in Florida, from $3,795 to $18,000, across 10 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $58,240 a year for chefs and head cooks in Florida, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs from 316 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 25 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 25 culinary programs on Florida's list; middle values: 63.6% of students who exited completed (18 programs report it); 57.1% were employed in the second quarter after exit (13); $6,082 median earnings in that quarter (13) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 4 Florida metro areas have a page; the largest list, Miami, has 10 programs.
By metro area
- Miami area10 programs · median pay $57,940
- Orlando area10 programs · median pay $61,390
- Tampa area5 programs · median pay $58,240
- Pensacola area3 programs · median pay $48,710
Every culinary program in Florida
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Technical CollegeWIOA list | Coconut Creek | Certificate | $3,795 | 12 months | 18 |
| Cape Coral Technical CollegeWIOA list | Cape Coral | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Charlotte Technical CollegeWIOA list | Port Charlotte | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Daytona State CollegeWIOA list | Daytona Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Erwin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tampa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| First Coast Technical CollegeWIOA list | Saint Augustine | Certificate | $5,400 | 11 months | 21 |
| Florida Education Institute | Miami | Certificate | $16,779 | 11 months | 40 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Florida Technical College (Kissimmee) - R17WIOA list | Kissimmee | WIOA list only | $10,000 | Not reported | |
| Florida Technical College - Cont Educ-CSCFWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $7,000 | Not reported | |
| Fort Myers Technical CollegeWIOA list | Fort Myers | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College | New Port Richey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| George Stone Technical College | Pensacola | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Gulf Coast State College | Panama City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Hillsborough Community College | Tampa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| Immokalee Technical CollegeWIOA list | Immokalee | Certificate | $4,563 | 12 months | 8 |
| Indian River State College | Fort Pierce | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| Lake Technical CollegeWIOA list | Eustis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Lively Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tallahassee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeWIOA list | Naples | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Manatee Technical College | Bradenton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute | Miami | Certificate | $18,000 | 12 months | 39 |
| Marion Technical College | Ocala | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 64 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Northwest Florida State College | Niceville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Okaloosa Technical CollegeWIOA list | Fort Walton Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Orange Technical College-East Campus | Winter Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Orange Technical College-South CampusWIOA list | Orlando | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 82 |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus | Ocoee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 |
| Osceola Technical CollegeWIOA list | Kissimmee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterWIOA list | Clearwater | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list | Saint Petersburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Milton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Ridge Technical College | Winter Haven | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Riveroak Technical CollegeWIOA list | Live Oak | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of CFL-CSCFWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $7,000 | Not reported | |
| Seminole State College of FloridaWIOA list | Sanford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| Sheridan Technical CollegeWIOA list | Hollywood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| South Florida State College | Avon Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Suncoast Technical CollegeWIOA list | Sarasota | Certificate | $5,304 | 12 months | 36 |
| The College of the Florida Keys | Key West | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Traviss Technical College | Lakeland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Valencia College | Orlando | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 91 |
| William T McFatter Technical College | Davie | Certificate | $3,795 | 12 months | 25 |
| Withlacoochee Technical College | Inverness | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
- 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, Florida, read October 8, 2026.
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