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Culinary Programs in Louisiana
Louisiana has 10 culinary programs in our files: 10 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
10
all sources
Median pay
$45,570
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
10
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- New Orleans area3 programs · median pay $46,400
Every culinary program in Louisiana
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Bossier Parish Community CollegeWIOA list | Bossier City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Louisiana Culinary Institute | Baton Rouge | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 |
| New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality InstituteWIOA list | New Orleans | Certificate | $16,150 | 5 months | 41 |
| Nicholls State UniversityWIOA list | Thibodaux | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Northshore Technical Community College | Lacombe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Nunez Community CollegeWIOA list | Chalmette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 69 |
| South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 101 |
| SOWELA Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Lake Charles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 98 |
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 Louisiana
- WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs from 171 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Louisiana yet. What Workforce Pell covers.