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Culinary Programs in the Miami area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Programs
10
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$57,940
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,795
of 4 with a cost, IPEDS
Culinary Programs in the Miami area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Miami
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 3.4 miles, farthest 23.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 4 of 10 list one: $3,795 to $18,000, middle $16,779 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 4 colleges list a length: 11 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 40 to 52 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 249 culinary awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 10 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $57,940 median for chefs and head cooks ($27.86 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,480 to $90,020; 8,210 employed in the metro area; Florida median $58,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to Miami first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 3.4 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 8.5 |
| Sheridan Technical CollegeWIOA list | Hollywood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 8.5 |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 64 | 9.9 |
| Florida Education Institute | Miami | Certificate | $16,779 | 11 months | 40 | 10.9 |
| Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute | Miami | Certificate | $18,000 | 12 months | 39 | 11.3 |
| William T McFatter Technical College | Davie | Certificate | $3,795 | 12 months | 25 | 11.8 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 | 19.3 |
| Atlantic Technical CollegeWIOA list | Coconut Creek | Certificate | $3,795 | 12 months | 18 | 22.9 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | 23.7 |
- 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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 25 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Florida metro areas
- Orlando area10 programs
- Tampa area5 programs
- Pensacola area3 programs