Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Michigan
32 schools in Michigan teach this, at certificate or associate level. 14 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $30,409 at Northwestern Michigan College.
What this work pays in Michigan
Cooks, Restaurant in Michigan earn a median of $36,980 a year across 39,100 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 Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $37,940 | 32,890 |
| Bartenders | $36,780 | 21,100 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $36,870 | 13,500 |
| Food Service Managers | $60,790 | 9,240 |
| Bakers | $35,830 | 7,290 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $30,409 (29 grads) | 12 |
| Baker College Owosso | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $27,491 (83 grads) | 46 |
| Monroe County Community College Monroe | Associate's degree | — | $27,204 (11 grads) | 3 |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor | Associate's degree | — | $27,204 (17 grads) | 17 |
| Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids | Associate's degree | $12,319 | $26,997 (48 grads) | 33 |
| Macomb Community College Warren | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (47 grads) | 23 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia | Associate's degree | $16,325 | $25,194 (39 grads) | 32 |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills | Associate's degree | — | $21,964 (13 grads) | 15 |
| Mott Community College Flint | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (17 grads) | 9 |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn | Associate's degree | — | $20,482 (22 grads) | 10 |
| Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | $7,705 | $20,140 (13 grads) | 26 |
| Dorsey College Madison Heights | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $18,992 (209 grads) | — |
| Dorsey College-Roseville Roseville | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $18,992 (209 grads) | 49 |
| Michigan Career and Technical Institute Plainwell | Undergraduate certificate | — | $14,627 (35 grads) | 26 |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids | Associate's degree | $20,500 | not published | 6 |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn | Undergraduate certificate | $12,283 | not published | 8 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo | Associate's degree | $11,250 | not published | 16 |
| Baker College Owosso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Jackson College Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Jackson College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Macomb Community College Warren | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Monroe County Community College Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Mott Community College Flint | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
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.