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Culinary Programs in New Jersey
Colleges and schools: 13
Programs
13
all sources
Median pay
$74,280
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 New Jersey: the figures
- Programs we list
- 13 in New Jersey: 13 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 12 public and 1 private; 192 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 11 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $74,280 a year for chefs and head cooks in New Jersey, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in New Jersey: 569 programs from 116 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them culinary.
Every culinary program in New Jersey
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Bergen Community CollegeWIOA list | Paramus | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| County College of Morris | Randolph | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack | Hackensack | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 70 |
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Middlesex College | Edison | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Certificate | $7,550 | 10 months | 14 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Salem Community College | Carneys Point | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Sussex County Community College | Newton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
- 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, New Jersey, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for culinary training