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Culinary Programs in the St. Louis area
St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)
Programs
6
in the metro area
Median pay here
$64,480
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Culinary Programs in the St. Louis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from St. Louis
- none within 10 miles; nearest 16.0 miles, farthest 59.3 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 5 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 104 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 81 culinary awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 6 on Missouri's or Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $64,480 median for chefs and head cooks ($31.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $42,930 to $95,020; 1,030 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $64,480 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to St. Louis first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis Community CollegeWIOA list | Bridgeton, MO | Associate | 29 | 16.0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Certificate | 3 | 19.8 |
| St Charles Community CollegeWIOA list | Cottleville, MO | Certificate | 9 | 24.1 |
| Jefferson CollegeWIOA list | Hillsboro, MO | Certificate | 3 | 24.6 |
| East Central CollegeWIOA list | Union, MO | Certificate | 13 | 38.1 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia, IL | Certificate | 24 | 59.3 |
- 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, St. Louis, MO-IL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill