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Culinary Programs in Illinois
Colleges and schools: 19
Programs
22
all sources
Median pay
$58,830
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
15
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Illinois: the figures
- Programs we list
- 22 in Illinois: 19 at colleges and schools, 3 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 16 public and 3 private; 556 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 17 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $58,830 a year for chefs and head cooks in Illinois, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 15 of them culinary.
- Metro areas
- 1 Illinois metro area has a page; the largest list, Chicago, has 13 programs.
By metro area
- Chicago area13 programs · median pay $60,770
Every culinary program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awaken Foundation L3CWIOA list | Rockford | WIOA list only | |
| Chinese American Service LeagueWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | 80 |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | 20 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | 33 |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | Certificate | 5 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin | Certificate | 29 |
| Food HeroWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | Certificate | 14 |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Associate | 36 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia | Certificate | 24 |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | Certificate | 178 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | 6 |
| National Louis University | Chicago | Certificate | 71 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Certificate | 0 |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Certificate | 15 |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | Certificate | 22 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | Associate | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Certificate | 3 |
| St. Augustine College | Chicago | Associate | 2 |
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove | Certificate | 16 |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Certificate | 2 |
- 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, Illinois, read October 8, 2026.
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