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Culinary Programs in Texas
Colleges and schools: 29
Programs
31
all sources
Median pay
$56,080
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
Middle program cost
$35,000
4 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
12
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Texas: the figures
- Programs we list
- 31 in Texas: 29 at colleges and schools, 2 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 25 public and 4 private; 1,179 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 28 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $35,000 in Texas, from $21,428 to $49,642, across 4 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $56,080 a year for chefs and head cooks in Texas, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 12 culinary programs on Texas's list; middle values: 100% of students who exited completed (7 programs report it); 64.9% were employed in the second quarter after exit (6); $6,168 median earnings in that quarter (6) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 3 Texas metro areas have a page; the largest list, Houston, has 8 programs.
By metro area
- Houston area8 programs · median pay $45,400
- Dallas area4 programs · median pay $64,100
- Austin area3 programs · median pay $62,400
Every culinary program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin | Austin | Certificate | $21,428 | 8 months | 152 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Culinary Institute Inc | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 97 |
| CulturinguaWIOA list | San Antonio | WIOA list only | $49,642 | Not reported | |
| Dallas College | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 113 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| El Paso Community CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Grayson College | Denison | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Lee College | Baytown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 94 |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 64 |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | League City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| St Philip's CollegeWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 75 |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Testing Food DelightWIOA list | Austin | WIOA list only | $35,000 | Not reported | |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 113 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| The Culinary School of Fort WorthWIOA list | Fort Worth | Certificate | $21,879 | 9 months | 44 |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Vernon CollegeWIOA list | Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
- 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, Texas, read October 8, 2026.
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