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Culinary Programs in the Boston area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
Programs
4
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$72,470
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Culinary Programs in the Boston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Boston
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 6.4 miles, farthest 26.6 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 25 culinary awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 4 on Massachusetts's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $72,470 median for chefs and head cooks ($34.84 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,820 to $100,740; 4,430 employed in the metro area; Massachusetts median $69,540 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to Boston first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Certificate | 13 | 6.4 |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | Associate | 0 | 9.4 |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | Certificate | 2 | 23.4 |
| Massasoit Community CollegeWIOA list | Brockton | Associate | 10 | 26.6 |
- 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, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Massachusetts: 922 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill