How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Ohio?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 14 culinary arts schools in Ohio is $7,834. 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 Ohio?

Yes — Ohio has 10 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 Ohio?

Working culinary arts professionals in Ohio earn a median of $35,540 per year, ranging from about $27,590 to $44,940 (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 Ohio

14 schools in Ohio offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 10 registered apprenticeship programs in Ohio train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Ohio

Median net price / yr (Ohio)

$7,834

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Ohio)

$38,314

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Ohio (all workers)

$35,540

range $27,590–$44,940 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Ohio 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)
Lorain County Community College	Elyria	public	$3,967	29%	$38,837
Cuyahoga Community College District	Cleveland	public	$4,266	19.1%	$35,654
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	Cincinnati	public	$4,968	27.1%	$40,137
Sinclair Community College	Dayton	public	$5,992	29.4%	$37,558
Stark State College	North Canton	public	$5,986	29%	$34,661
Lakeland Community College	Kirtland	public	$7,606	21.1%	$39,612
James A. Rhodes State College	Lima	public	$8,757	40.7%	$41,855
Columbus State Community College	Columbus	public	$8,400	29.7%	$39,435
Zane State College	Zanesville	public	$8,062	36.4%	$35,006
Central Ohio Technical College	Newark	public	$9,948	30.9%	$39,168
Owens Community College	Perrysburg	public	$10,369	40.3%	$37,275
Hocking College	Nelsonville	public	$13,704	40.2%	$37,791
Apollo Career Center	Lima	public	not reported	66.8%	$43,101
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center	Canfield	public	not reported	83.6%	$37,526

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 Ohio

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Ohio?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 14 culinary arts schools in Ohio is $7,834. 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 Ohio?: Yes — Ohio has 10 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 Ohio?: Working culinary arts professionals in Ohio earn a median of $35,540 per year, ranging from about $27,590 to $44,940 (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.