Culinary Programs in the Dallas area

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$64,100

chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$21,879

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Culinary Programs in the Dallas area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Dallas: none within 10 miles; nearest 16.0 miles, farthest 32.0 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 4 list one: $21,879 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 212 culinary awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $64,100 median for chefs and head cooks ($30.82 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $42,610 to $99,990; 3,550 employed in the metro area; Texas median $56,080 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Dallas College	Dallas	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	113	16.0
Tarrant County College District	Fort Worth	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	34	17.9
The Culinary School of Fort WorthWIOA list	Fort Worth	Certificate	$21,879	9 months	44	23.7
Collin County Community College District	McKinney	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	21	32.0

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them Culinary.
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