Culinary Programs in the Seattle area

Culinary Programs in the Seattle area at a glance

Open to the public

7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)

Distance from Seattle

3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.6 miles, farthest 24.7 miles

Length on the WIOA list

6 listed programs give weeks: 55 to 60 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

77 culinary awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

6 of 7 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 74% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 77% (4 report it)

Pay here

$80,330 median for chefs and head cooks ($38.62 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $50,810 to $99,570; 3,740 employed in the metro area; Washington median $76,010 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Culinary programs, nearest to Seattle first

• 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, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 37 of them Culinary.
• Pell Grants for short programs
• Workforce Pell
• GI Bill