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Culinary program at Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI · Public 2-year · (808) 455-0011 · School website

On Hawaii's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
32
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$30,572
Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, Urban Honolulu, HI
$74,380

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

Leeward Community College awarded 32 culinary credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 2 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)12.0500 Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General16Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree12.0500 Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General16Not reportedNot reported

On Hawaii's WIOA eligible training provider list

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

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Culinary Arts (Associate Degree)Associate in Science in Culinary Arts · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 12.0500$8,52464 weeks, 35 hours a week45.9%79.5%$5,612194
Culinary Arts (Certificate of Achievement)Certificate of Achievement in Culinary Arts · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 12.0500$4,26232 weeks, 22 hours a week17.6%35.3%$5,92617

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

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