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Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median pay
- $62,470/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 7.1%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Chefs and Head Cooks career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
460 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | — | CA |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | — | GA |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | — | MS |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | — | NC |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $480 | CA |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | $614 | GA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $660 | MI |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton, FL · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | $987 | FL |
| South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | $1,164 | GA |
| Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $1,406 | SC |
| Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $1,618 | MI |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | $1,664 | NC |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $1,672 | IL |
| South Texas College McAllen, TX · 4-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $1,751 | TX |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | $1,808 | FL |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 4-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | $1,947 | CA |
| Lake Land College Mattoon, IL · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | $2,254 | IL |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 4-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $2,260 | MI |
| Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $2,288 | NJ |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $2,405 | SC |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $2,407 | CA |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA · 4-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $2,424 | CA |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $2,457 | GA |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Associate's | $2,576 | CA |
| Erwin Technical College Tampa, FL · 2-yr Public | Culinary Arts | Certificate | $2,796 | FL |
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