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Culinary Programs in the New Orleans area
New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,400
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$16,150
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Culinary Programs in the New Orleans area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from New Orleans
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.0 miles, farthest 5.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 3 list one: $16,150 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 5 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 20 to 64 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 141 culinary awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 3 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $46,400 median for chefs and head cooks ($22.31 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,090 to $91,190; 660 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $45,570 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to New Orleans first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality InstituteWIOA list | New Orleans | Certificate | $16,150 | 5 months | 41 | 2.0 |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | 3.9 |
| Nunez Community CollegeWIOA list | Chalmette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 69 | 5.2 |
- 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, New Orleans-Metairie, LA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill