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Culinary program at Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, ME · Public 2-year · (207) 453-5000 · School website

On Maine's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: New England Commission on Higher Education

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 3
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, Maine: $57,010

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Kennebec Valley Community College awarded 3 culinary credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 9 career program of 10 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training	1	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training	2	Not reported	Not reported

On Maine's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Culinary Arts	$9,085	Not listed	35%	68.2%	$3,865

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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