Culinary program at Miami Dade College

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

64

Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard

Not published (small cohort)

Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard

$50,344

Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $111 a month over 10 years

$10,500

National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools

$30,572

Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

$57,940

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.