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Culinary program at University of Memphis

Memphis, TN · Public 4-year · (901) 678-2000 · School website

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

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: 0
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
Typical pay for chefs and head cooksBLS OEWS May 2025, Memphis, TN-MS-AR: $66,230

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

University of Memphis reported 0 culinary completions for 2023-24: IPEDS lists the program with no awards that year.

On Tennessee'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 Essentials Certificate (CEC) ProgramCulinary Essentials Certificate (CEC) from The University of Memphis' Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management · In person · CIP 12.0503	$12,500	30 weeks, 21 hours a week	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed

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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