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Culinary Programs in Washington
Colleges and schools: 16
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
Culinary Programs in Washington: the figures
- Programs we list
- 16 in Washington: 16 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 15 public and 1 private; 224 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 14 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $76,010 a year for chefs and head cooks in Washington, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs from 555 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 37 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 37 culinary programs on Washington's list; middle values: 70% of students who exited completed (27 programs report it); 85.7% were employed in the second quarter after exit (20); $7,653 median earnings in that quarter (20) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Washington metro area has a page; the largest list, Seattle, has 7 programs.
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 CollegeWIOA list | 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 CollegeWIOA list | 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 CollegeWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Spokane Community CollegeWIOA list | Spokane | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Walla Walla Community CollegeWIOA list | Walla Walla | 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, Washington, read October 8, 2026.
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