Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Maryland
16 schools in Maryland teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $22,466 at Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia.
What this work pays in Maryland
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Maryland earn a median of $42,450 a year across 20,150 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 Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,820 | 17,690 |
| Bartenders | $37,580 | 13,020 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $82,850 | 4,840 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $41,380 | 3,370 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | $61,590 | 3,220 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $12,096 | $22,466 (134 grads) | 47 |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | Associate's degree | — | $15,182 (11 grads) | 3 |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Anne Arundel Community College Arnold | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 59 |
| Anne Arundel Community College Arnold | Associate's degree | — | not published | 38 |
| Chesapeake College Wye Mills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Frederick Community College Frederick | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Frederick Community College Frederick | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Howard Community College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Howard Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Montgomery College Rockville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Montgomery College Rockville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Prince George's Community College Largo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Prince George's Community College Largo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury | Associate's degree | — | 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.