Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Alabama
12 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $21,508 at Shelton State Community College.
What this work pays in Alabama
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Alabama earn a median of $37,110 a year across 19,180 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $32,180 | 16,260 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $27,120 | 8,780 |
| Bartenders | $27,980 | 6,560 |
| Food Service Managers | $63,010 | 4,330 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | $36,500 | 2,350 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (12 grads) | 4 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Culinary Arts and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.