Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Kentucky
19 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,488 at Sullivan University.
What this work pays in Kentucky
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Kentucky earn a median of $35,810 a year across 18,010 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 Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $34,640 | 13,510 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $31,550 | 11,540 |
| Bartenders | $28,780 | 6,870 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $67,690 | 4,120 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | $48,070 | 1,790 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan University Louisville | Associate's degree | $14,727 | $26,488 (196 grads) | 69 |
| Sullivan University Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,964 (24 grads) | 1 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,779 (20 grads) | — |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 52 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
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.
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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.