Culinary Programs in Tennessee

Colleges and schools: 9

Programs

all sources

Median pay

$69,810

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

On the WIOA list

Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file

Culinary Programs in Tennessee: the figures

Programs we list: 9 in Tennessee: 9 at colleges and schools.
Colleges and schools: 6 public and 3 private; 183 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 8 that reported any (IPEDS).
Median pay: $69,810 a year for chefs and head cooks in Tennessee, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
WIOA training funds: WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs from 196 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them culinary.
WIOA results: 6 culinary programs on Tennessee's list; middle values: 72.5% of students who exited completed (4 programs report it); 78.9% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3); $7,596 median earnings in that quarter (3) (U.S. DOL file).

Program	Where	Type	Completions
Austin Peay State UniversityWIOA list	Clarksville	Certificate	1
Nashville State Community CollegeWIOA list	Nashville	Certificate	52
Nossi College of Art and DesignWIOA list	Nashville	Associate	18
Pellissippi State Community CollegeWIOA list	Knoxville	Certificate	42
Remington College-Memphis CampusWIOA list	Memphis	Certificate	49
Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	Certificate	5
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville	Huntsville	Certificate	1
University of MemphisWIOA list	Memphis	Certificate	0
Walters State Community College	Morristown	Certificate	15