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Culinary Programs in North Carolina
Colleges and schools: 26
Programs
26
all sources
Median pay
$61,130
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
8
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in North Carolina: the figures
- Programs we list
- 26 in North Carolina: 26 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 24 public and 2 private; 911 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 25 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $61,130 a year for chefs and head cooks in North Carolina, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs from 175 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 8 culinary programs on North Carolina's list; middle values: 37.7% of students who exited completed (3 programs report it); 79% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3); $7,420 median earnings in that quarter (3) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 North Carolina metro area has a page; the largest list, Charlotte, has 4 programs.
By metro area
- Charlotte area4 programs · median pay $64,260
Every culinary program in North Carolina
- 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, North Carolina, read October 8, 2026.
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