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Culinary program at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

Las Cruces, NM · Public 2-year · (575) 528-7000 · School website

On New Mexico's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

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
8
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, Las Cruces, NM
$61,030

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

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana awarded 8 culinary credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 11 career program of 16 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training1Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training7Not reportedNot reported

On New Mexico'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 of Applied ScienceAssociate of Applied Science · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 12.0503$7,110+ $1,100 books60 weeks, 16 hours a week100%61%$3,39940

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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