How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Virginia?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 14 culinary arts schools in Virginia is $5,984. 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 Virginia?

Yes — Virginia has 15 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 Virginia?

Working culinary arts professionals in Virginia earn a median of $36,750 per year, ranging from about $29,340 to $45,740 (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 Virginia

14 schools in Virginia offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 15 registered apprenticeship programs in Virginia train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Virginia

Median net price / yr (Virginia)

$5,984

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Virginia)

$36,374

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Virginia (all workers)

$36,750

range $29,340–$45,740 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Virginia 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)
Rappahannock Community College	Glenns	public	$4,343	31.8%	$36,121
Patrick & Henry Community College	Martinsville	public	$4,102	35.7%	$33,323
Virginia Western Community College	Roanoke	public	$4,966	35.6%	$38,787
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College	Richmond	public	$5,168	22.2%	$39,529
Mountain Gateway Community College	Clifton Forge	public	$4,861	41.7%	$34,293
Piedmont Virginia Community College	Charlottesville	public	$5,963	34.1%	$40,752
Southside Virginia Community College	Alberta	public	$5,338	33.7%	$32,371
Southwest Virginia Community College	Cedar Bluff	public	$6,005	35.3%	$34,221
Northern Virginia Community College	Annandale	public	$9,919	28.5%	$53,557
Central Virginia Community College	Lynchburg	public	$6,928	30%	$36,627
Danville Community College	Danville	public	$6,669	33.8%	$31,664
Tidewater Community College	Norfolk	public	$11,762	23.2%	$38,349
Columbia College	Vienna	private for-profit	$10,171	65.8%	$22,160
ECPI University	Virginia Beach	private for-profit	$22,965	52.6%	$42,837

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 Virginia

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Virginia?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 14 culinary arts schools in Virginia is $5,984. 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 Virginia?: Yes — Virginia has 15 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 Virginia?: Working culinary arts professionals in Virginia earn a median of $36,750 per year, ranging from about $29,340 to $45,740 (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.