Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Nebraska
7 schools in Nebraska teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $30,771 at Southeast Community College Area.
What this work pays in Nebraska
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Nebraska earn a median of $39,230 a year across 7,840 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 Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Bartenders | $30,180 | 7,320 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | $48,910 | 5,480 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,030 | 4,750 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $36,390 | 4,410 |
| Food Service Managers | $60,450 | 2,050 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Community College Area Lincoln | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (27 grads) | 14 |
| Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (23 grads) | 23 |
| Central Community College Grand Island | Associate's degree | — | $22,806 (14 grads) | 5 |
| Central Community College Grand Island | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northeast Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Southeast Community College Area Lincoln | 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.
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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.