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Culinary Programs in Missouri
Colleges and schools: 8
Programs
8
all sources
Median pay
$64,480
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
19
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Missouri: the figures
- Programs we list
- 8 in Missouri: 8 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 8 public and 0 private; 76 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 6 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $64,480 a year for chefs and head cooks in Missouri, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs from 283 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them culinary.
- Metro areas
- 1 Missouri metro area has a page; the largest list, St. Louis, has 6 programs.
By metro area
- St. Louis area6 programs · median pay $64,480
Every culinary program in Missouri
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterWIOA list | Cape Girardeau | Certificate | 2 |
| East Central CollegeWIOA list | Union | Certificate | 13 |
| Jefferson CollegeWIOA list | Hillsboro | Certificate | 3 |
| Ozarks Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | 20 |
| Poplar Bluff Technical Career CenterWIOA list | Poplar Bluff | Certificate | 0 |
| Saint Louis Community CollegeWIOA list | Bridgeton | Associate | 29 |
| Southern Missouri Technical InstituteWIOA list | West Plains | Certificate | 0 |
| St Charles Community CollegeWIOA list | Cottleville | Certificate | 9 |
- 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, Missouri, read October 8, 2026.
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