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Culinary Programs in Minnesota
Colleges and schools: 7
Programs
7
all sources
Median pay
$62,600
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
18
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Minnesota: the figures
- Programs we list
- 7 in Minnesota: 7 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 7 public and 0 private; 52 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 5 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $62,600 a year for chefs and head cooks in Minnesota, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs from 103 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 18 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 18 culinary programs on Minnesota's list; middle values: 41.3% of students who exited completed (16 programs report it); 73.8% were employed in the second quarter after exit (17); $6,104 median earnings in that quarter (17) (U.S. DOL file).
Every culinary program in Minnesota
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdWIOA list | Brainerd | Certificate | 4 |
| Hennepin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Brooklyn Park | Certificate | 17 |
| Minnesota North CollegeWIOA list | Hibbing | Certificate | 0 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Certificate | 0 |
| Saint Paul CollegeWIOA list | Saint Paul | Certificate | 24 |
| South Central CollegeWIOA list | North Mankato | Certificate | 2 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeWIOA list | Saint Cloud | Certificate | 5 |
- 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, Minnesota, read October 8, 2026.
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