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Culinary Programs in Illinois
Illinois has 19 culinary programs in our files: 19 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
19
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
By metro area
- Chicago area11 programs · median pay $60,770
Every culinary program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 College | Elgin | Certificate | 29 |
| 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 College | Palatine | Certificate | 2 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 15 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.