Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Florida
66 schools in Florida teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $27,126 at Valencia College.
What this work pays in Florida
Cooks, Restaurant in Florida earn a median of $37,020 a year across 124,040 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 Florida |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $44,470 | 91,500 |
| Bartenders | $35,150 | 55,170 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $36,250 | 25,100 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | $58,240 | 19,670 |
| Food Service Managers | $72,790 | 18,500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia College Orlando | Associate's degree | $11,422 | $27,126 (40 grads) | 83 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale | Associate's degree | $18,500 | $25,629 (101 grads) | 41 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Associate's degree | $11,279 | $22,192 (29 grads) | 9 |
| Sheridan Technical College Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,781 (19 grads) | 31 |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Associate's degree | — | $20,824 (14 grads) | 8 |
| Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (19 grads) | 29 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | $19,683 (17 grads) | 22 |
| Orange Technical College-South Campus Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,896 (26 grads) | 34 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,771 (11 grads) | 11 |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus Ocoee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,663 (15 grads) | 24 |
| Lively Technical College Tallahassee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $15,552 (22 grads) | 28 |
| Florida Education Institute Miami | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 39 |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | $10,500 | not published | 137 |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Associate's degree | — | not published | 51 |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Withlacoochee Technical College Inverness | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Cape Coral Technical College Cape Coral | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Charlotte Technical College Port Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Erwin Technical College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| First Coast Technical College Saint Augustine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Florida Education Institute Miami | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College New Port Richey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| George Stone Technical College Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Immokalee Technical College Immokalee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lake Technical College Eustis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
| Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute Miami | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Marion Technical College Ocala | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College Miami Lakes | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| North Florida Technical College Starke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Okaloosa Technical College Fort Walton Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Orange Technical College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Orange Technical College-East Campus Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Osceola Technical College Kissimmee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Ridge Technical College Winter Haven | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Riveroak Technical College Live Oak | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| San Ignacio University Doral | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Seminole State College of Florida Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Florida State College Avon Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Suncoast Technical College Sarasota | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| The College of the Florida Keys Key West | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| The College of the Florida Keys Key West | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Traviss Technical College Lakeland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Valencia College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 384 |
| William T McFatter Technical College Davie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
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.