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Culinary Programs in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
5
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$60,870
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Culinary Programs in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.5 miles, farthest 14.7 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 48 to 104 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 168 culinary awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 5 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 73% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 41% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $60,870 median for chefs and head cooks ($29.27 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,410 to $82,000; 2,660 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $60,070 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb Community CollegeWIOA list | Warren | Certificate | 17 | 9.5 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Associate | 10 | 11.7 |
| Henry Ford CollegeWIOA list | Dearborn | Certificate | 48 | 11.8 |
| Dorsey College-RosevilleWIOA list | Roseville | Certificate | 41 | 12.6 |
| Schoolcraft Community College DistrictWIOA list | Livonia | Certificate | 52 | 14.7 |
- 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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill