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Culinary Programs in the Charlotte area
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area
Programs
4
in the metro area
Median pay here
$64,260
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Culinary Programs in the Charlotte area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Charlotte
- none within 10 miles; nearest 17.5 miles, farthest 22.4 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 384 culinary awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $64,260 median for chefs and head cooks ($30.90 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,360 to $92,730; 1,480 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $61,130 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to Charlotte first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | Charlotte | Associate | 87 | 17.5 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Certificate | 284 | 18.2 |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury | Certificate | 1 | 20.7 |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville | Certificate | 12 | 22.4 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill