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Culinary program at Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN · Public 2-year · (651) 846-1600 · School website

On Minnesota's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed 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: 24
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 28 graduates: $32,478
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $47,176
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $30,572
Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: $63,240

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

Saint Paul College awarded 24 culinary credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 12 career program of 19 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training	8	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	12.0503 Culinary Arts/Chef Training	16	Not reported	Not reported

On Minnesota'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	$9,659	60	32.1%	64.2%	$5,922
Culinary Arts	$11,325	120	41.3%	69.7%	$6,582

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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