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Culinary Arts Schools in Illinois
21 schools in Illinois offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 22 registered apprenticeship programs in Illinois train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.
Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Illinois 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.
Official license records related to culinary arts in Illinois
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- INTERTRACK EMPLOYEE — Illinois Racing Board
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | public | $1,672 | 20.4% | $42,889 |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | public | $2,254 | 55% | $38,877 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | public | $2,829 | 29.6% | $43,892 |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | public | $3,741 | 31.3% | $38,793 |
| Triton College | River Grove | public | $4,138 | 18.5% | $41,728 |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | public | $4,299 | 39.4% | $38,479 |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | public | $4,574 | 36.6% | $39,657 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | public | $4,738 | 20.4% | $36,696 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | public | $6,026 | 32.5% | $45,516 |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | public | $4,777 | 35.2% | $34,867 |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | public | $7,042 | 36.4% | $45,143 |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | public | $7,401 | 24.7% | $46,909 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | public | $6,477 | 39.1% | $38,801 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | public | $7,607 | 34.1% | $43,424 |
| Parkland College | Champaign | public | $8,048 | 29.5% | $38,320 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | public | $7,220 | 28.8% | $32,427 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | public | $11,607 | 38.4% | $48,071 |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | public | $9,187 | 55.8% | $35,775 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | public | $10,427 | 33.1% | $36,884 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | public | $9,494 | 27.4% | $28,467 |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | public | $12,961 | 36.3% | $37,366 |
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 Illinois
- How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Illinois?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 21 culinary arts schools in Illinois is $6,477. 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 Illinois?
- Yes — Illinois has 22 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 Illinois?
- Working culinary arts professionals in Illinois earn a median of $37,580 per year, ranging from about $31,200 to $46,460 (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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