Culinary Programs in Maine

Colleges and schools: 5

Programs

all sources

Median pay

$57,010

chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470

On the WIOA list

Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file

Culinary Programs in Maine: the figures

Programs we list: 5 in Maine: 5 at colleges and schools.
Colleges and schools: 5 public and 0 private; 30 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 5 that reported any (IPEDS).
Median pay: $57,010 a year for chefs and head cooks in Maine, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
WIOA training funds: WIOA in Maine: 726 programs from 104 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them culinary.
WIOA results: 4 culinary programs on Maine's list; middle values: 22.7% of students who exited completed (3 programs report it); 68.2% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3); $5,794 median earnings in that quarter (3) (U.S. DOL file).

Program	Where	Type	Completions
Central Maine Community CollegeWIOA list	Auburn	Certificate	8
Eastern Maine Community College	Bangor	Certificate	9
Kennebec Valley Community CollegeWIOA list	Fairfield	Certificate	3
Southern Maine Community CollegeWIOA list	South Portland	Associate	9
York County Community College	Wells	Certificate	1

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, Maine, read October 8, 2026.