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Culinary Programs in Kentucky
Colleges and schools: 9
Programs
9
all sources
Median pay
$48,070
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
2
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Kentucky: the figures
- Programs we list
- 9 in Kentucky: 9 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 8 public and 1 private; 246 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 8 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $48,070 a year for chefs and head cooks in Kentucky, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs from 212 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them culinary.
Every culinary program in Kentucky
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Certificate | 31 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Certificate | 0 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Certificate | 14 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Certificate | 52 |
| Maysville Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Maysville | Certificate | 16 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Certificate | 27 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Bowling Green | Certificate | 11 |
| Sullivan University | Louisville | Certificate | 60 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Certificate | 35 |
- 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, Kentucky, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for culinary training