Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Arizona
25 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $29,685 at GateWay Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
Cooks, Restaurant in Arizona earn a median of $38,670 a year across 30,870 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 Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $40,550 | 21,450 |
| Bartenders | $45,070 | 14,840 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $39,660 | 7,170 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | $59,890 | 4,080 |
| Bakers | $37,700 | 4,000 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (13 grads) | — |
| GateWay Community College-Central City Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (13 grads) | 5 |
| Arizona Culinary Institute Scottsdale | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $27,768 (125 grads) | 155 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (13 grads) | 4 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (23 grads) | 16 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Associate's degree | — | $23,262 (26 grads) | 14 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Regional Center for Border Health Somerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tohono O'odham Community College Sells | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
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.