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Culinary Programs in Louisiana
Colleges and schools: 10
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
Culinary Programs in Louisiana: the figures
- Programs we list
- 10 in Louisiana: 10 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 8 public and 2 private; 470 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 10 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $45,570 a year for chefs and head cooks in Louisiana, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs from 171 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 10 culinary programs on Louisiana's list; middle values: 100% of students who exited completed (6 programs report it); 100% were employed in the second quarter after exit (6); $4,680 median earnings in that quarter (6) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Louisiana metro area has a page; the largest list, New Orleans, has 3 programs.
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 CollegeWIOA list | 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 CollegeWIOA list | Lafayette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 101 |
| SOWELA Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Lake Charles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 98 |
- 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, Louisiana, read October 8, 2026.
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