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Culinary Programs in the Philadelphia area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (New Jersey, Pennsylvania)
Programs
6
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$65,680
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Culinary Programs in the Philadelphia area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Philadelphia
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 2.6 miles, farthest 26.5 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 52 culinary awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $65,680 median for chefs and head cooks ($31.58 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,440 to $104,060; 5,700 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $63,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to Philadelphia first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Certificate | 5 | 2.6 |
| Walnut Hill College | Philadelphia, PA | Associate | 25 | 3.9 |
| Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, PA | Certificate | 9 | 13.5 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel, NJ | Certificate | 11 | 14.4 |
| Bucks County Community College | Newtown, PA | Certificate | 2 | 19.5 |
| Salem Community College | Carneys Point, NJ | Associate | 0 | 26.5 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 3 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill