Culinary Programs in Ohio

Colleges and schools: 10

Programs

all sources

Median pay

$53,990

chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470

Middle program cost

$2,479

4 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

On the WIOA list

Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file

Culinary Programs in Ohio: the figures

Programs we list: 13 in Ohio: 10 at colleges and schools, 3 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
Colleges and schools: 9 public and 1 private; 251 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 10 that reported any (IPEDS).
Listed program cost: Middle $2,479 in Ohio, from $200 to $10,515, across 4 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
Median pay: $53,990 a year for chefs and head cooks in Ohio, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
WIOA training funds: WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs from 557 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them culinary.
WIOA results: 19 culinary programs on Ohio's list; middle values: 33.3% of students who exited completed (5 programs report it); 88.2% were employed in the second quarter after exit (5); $10,204 median earnings in that quarter (5) (U.S. DOL file).
Metro areas: 1 Ohio metro area has a page; the largest list, Cleveland, has 3 programs.

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions
Anthony T. Head, Sr.WIOA list	Kettering	WIOA list only	$200	Not reported
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	Cincinnati	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	80
Columbus State Community CollegeWIOA list	Columbus	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	12
Corporation For Findlay MarketWIOA list	Cincinnati	WIOA list only	$207	Not reported
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictWIOA list	Cleveland	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	93
Hocking CollegeWIOA list	Nelsonville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	9
International Culinary Arts and Sciences InstituteWIOA list	Chesterland	Certificate	$10,515	6 months	4
Lorain County Community CollegeWIOA list	Elyria	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11
Owens Community College	Perrysburg	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	13
Sinclair Community CollegeWIOA list	Dayton	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	16
Stark State College	North Canton	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	11
The Opportunity Kitchen (operated by Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo)WIOA list	Toledo	WIOA list only	$2,479	Not reported
Zane State CollegeWIOA list	Zanesville	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	2

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, Ohio, read October 8, 2026.