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Culinary Programs in the Houston area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area
Programs
8
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$45,400
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025
Culinary Programs in the Houston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Houston
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.6 miles, farthest 27.4 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 294 culinary awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $45,400 median for chefs and head cooks ($21.83 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $27,560 to $89,200; 3,610 employed in the metro area; Texas median $56,080 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Culinary programs, nearest to Houston first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | League City | Certificate | 1 | 4.6 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | 27 | 6.5 |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Certificate | 24 | 13.6 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Certificate | 0 | 14.1 |
| Lee College | Baytown | Certificate | 94 | 14.5 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | 38 | 19.3 |
| Culinary Institute Inc | Houston | Certificate | 97 | 23.3 |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Certificate | 13 | 27.4 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Texas metro areas
- Dallas area4 programs
- Austin area3 programs