How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Hawaii?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 5 culinary arts schools in Hawaii is $8,061. 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 Hawaii?

Yes — Hawaii has 3 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 Hawaii?

Working culinary arts professionals in Hawaii earn a median of $45,420 per year, ranging from about $35,740 to $65,320 (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 Hawaii

5 schools in Hawaii offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 3 registered apprenticeship programs in Hawaii train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Hawaii

Median net price / yr (Hawaii)

$8,061

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Hawaii)

$36,868

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Hawaii (all workers)

$45,420

range $35,740–$65,320 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Hawaii 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)
Kapiolani Community College	Honolulu	public	$5,202	32.7%	$44,599
Leeward Community College	Pearl City	public	$5,137	29.4%	$39,899
University of Hawaii Maui College	Kahului	public	$8,061	30.4%	$34,453
Hawaii Community College	Hilo	public	$8,942	31.8%	$34,891
Kauai Community College	Lihue	public	$10,436	28.8%	$36,868

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 Hawaii

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Hawaii?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 5 culinary arts schools in Hawaii is $8,061. 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 Hawaii?: Yes — Hawaii has 3 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 Hawaii?: Working culinary arts professionals in Hawaii earn a median of $45,420 per year, ranging from about $35,740 to $65,320 (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.