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Culinary Programs in Puerto Rico
Colleges and schools: 17
Programs
17
all sources
Median pay
$30,800
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
10
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Puerto Rico: the figures
- Programs we list
- 17 in Puerto Rico: 17 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 0 public and 17 private; 911 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 14 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $30,800 a year for chefs and head cooks in Puerto Rico, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Puerto Rico: 348 programs from 37 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 10 culinary programs on Puerto Rico's list; middle values: 100% of students who exited completed (6 programs report it); 88.2% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3); $3,692 median earnings in that quarter (3) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Puerto Rico metro area has a page; the largest list, San Juan, has 10 programs.
By metro area
- San Juan area10 programs · median pay $35,990
Every culinary program in Puerto Rico
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Serrant Inc | Ponce | Certificate | $11,638 | 11 months | 24 |
| Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia IncWIOA list | Arroyo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| ICPR Junior College | Hato Rey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| ICPR Junior College | Manati | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| ICPR Junior College-AreciboWIOA list | Arecibo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez | Mayaguez | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | Aguadilla | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | Barranquitas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | Bayamon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | Fajardo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | San Juan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Mercedita | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| IVAEM College | Caguas | Certificate | $12,600 | 12 months | 25 |
| Liceo de Arte y TecnologiaWIOA list | San Juan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| NUC University | Bayamon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 639 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Mayaguez | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | Carolina | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 |
- 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, Puerto Rico, read October 8, 2026.
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