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Culinary Programs in Washington
Washington has 16 culinary programs in our files: 16 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
16
all sources
Median pay
$76,010
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
37
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Seattle area7 programs · median pay $80,330
Every culinary program in Washington
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tacoma | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Clark College | Vancouver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Clover Park Technical College | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Edmonds CollegeWIOA list | Lynnwood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| International Air and Hospitality AcademyWIOA list | Vancouver | Certificate | $14,100 | 6 months | 41 |
| Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Kirkland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Olympic CollegeWIOA list | Bremerton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Renton Technical College | Renton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Seattle Central CollegeWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Skagit Valley CollegeWIOA list | Mount Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| South Puget Sound Community CollegeWIOA list | Olympia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| South Seattle College | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Spokane Community College | Spokane | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Walla Walla Community College | Walla Walla | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Washington
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs from 555 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 37 of them Culinary.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Washington yet. What Workforce Pell covers.