How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Colorado?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 8 culinary arts schools in Colorado is $8,429. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.

Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in Colorado?

Yes — Colorado has 11 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.

What does a culinary arts earn in Colorado?

Working culinary arts professionals in Colorado earn a median of $41,600 per year, ranging from about $34,590 to $49,650 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Culinary Arts Schools in Colorado

8 schools in Colorado offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 11 registered apprenticeship programs in Colorado train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Colorado

Median net price / yr (Colorado)

$8,429

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Colorado)

$40,003

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Colorado (all workers)

$41,600

range $34,590–$49,650 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Colorado earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

School	City	Type	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Pikes Peak State College	Colorado Springs	public	$6,007	23.2%	$40,796
Pickens Technical College	Aurora	public	$6,600	67.9%	$39,210
Colorado Mountain College	Glenwood Springs	public	$7,813	33.8%	$44,127
Red Rocks Community College	Lakewood	public	$9,044	31.6%	$46,288
Emily Griffith Technical College	Denver	public	$7,197	92.2%	$35,487
Pueblo Community College	Pueblo	public	$12,045	30.6%	$37,434
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction	public	$15,103	42.5%	$45,823
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder	Boulder	private for-profit	$13,367	55.6%	$32,001

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not culinary arts graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Culinary Arts school in Colorado

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Colorado?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 8 culinary arts schools in Colorado is $8,429. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in Colorado?: Yes — Colorado has 11 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a culinary arts earn in Colorado?: Working culinary arts professionals in Colorado earn a median of $41,600 per year, ranging from about $34,590 to $49,650 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.