Culinary Programs in Hawaii

Colleges and schools: 5

Programs

all sources

Median pay

$77,360

chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470

On the WIOA list

Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file

Culinary Programs in Hawaii: the figures

Programs we list: 5 in Hawaii: 5 at colleges and schools.
Colleges and schools: 5 public and 0 private; 190 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 5 that reported any (IPEDS).
Median pay: $77,360 a year for chefs and head cooks in Hawaii, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
WIOA training funds: WIOA in Hawaii: 170 programs from 22 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 5 of them culinary.
WIOA results: 5 culinary programs on Hawaii's list; middle values: 41.5% of students who exited completed (5 programs report it); 79.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (4); $6,961 median earnings in that quarter (4) (U.S. DOL file).

Program	Where	Type	Completions
Hawaii Community College	Hilo	Certificate	14
Kapiolani Community CollegeWIOA list	Honolulu	Certificate	82
Kauai Community College	Lihue	Certificate	14
Leeward Community CollegeWIOA list	Pearl City	Certificate	32
University of Hawaii Maui CollegeWIOA list	Kahului	Certificate	48

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, Hawaii, read October 8, 2026.