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Culinary Programs in Mississippi
Colleges and schools: 11
Programs
11
all sources
Median pay
$54,850
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
2
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Mississippi: the figures
- Programs we list
- 11 in Mississippi: 11 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 11 public and 0 private; 202 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 11 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $54,850 a year for chefs and head cooks in Mississippi, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Mississippi: 905 programs from 140 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them culinary.
- Metro areas
- 1 Mississippi metro area has a page; the largest list, Jackson, has 3 programs.
By metro area
- Jackson area3 programs · median pay $64,480
Every culinary program in Mississippi
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale | Certificate | 45 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWIOA list | Wesson | Certificate | 4 |
| East Central Community College | Decatur | Certificate | 7 |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Certificate | 8 |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Certificate | 32 |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | Certificate | 8 |
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | Certificate | 40 |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Certificate | 20 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | Certificate | 5 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Certificate | 27 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | Certificate | 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, Mississippi, read October 8, 2026.
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