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Culinary program at New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute
New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit less-than-2-year · (504) 891-4060 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $16,150
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $801
- Listed cost
- $16,951
- LengthIPEDS
- 644 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 41
- Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- $46,400
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About this program
New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute awarded 41 culinary credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $16,150 compares with a Louisiana median wage of $45,570 for chefs and head cooks (BLS, May 2025).
On Louisiana'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 program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts Certificate ProgramAssociates Degree in Culinary Arts · In person · CIP 12.0500 | $16,000+ $801 books | 20 weeks, 30 hours a week | 87.5% | 57.1% | $6,862 | 16 |
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).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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