Program Payoff

Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Ohio

22 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $29,322 at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.

What this work pays in Ohio

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio earn a median of $37,340 a year across 51,990 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Ohio
Cooks, Restaurant$35,54046,910
Bartenders$30,88027,420
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,72023,440
Bakers$34,5608,890
Food Service Managers$62,9808,570

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati Associate's degree $8,664 $29,322 (31 grads) 42
Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland Associate's degree $27,874 (33 grads) 17
University of Akron Main Campus Akron Associate's degree $26,933 (15 grads) 0
Sinclair Community College Dayton Associate's degree $25,194 (39 grads) 21
Hocking College Nelsonville Associate's degree $24,035 (20 grads) 16
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Canfield Undergraduate certificate $22,920 (12 grads)
Zane State College Zanesville Associate's degree $15,922 (14 grads) 3
Stark State College North Canton Associate's degree not published 14
Apollo Career Center Lima Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Central Ohio Technical College Newark Undergraduate certificate not published 2
Central Ohio Technical College Newark Associate's degree not published 1
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati Undergraduate certificate not published 28
Columbus State Community College Columbus Undergraduate certificate not published 8
Columbus State Community College Columbus Associate's degree not published 10
Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland Undergraduate certificate not published 32
James A. Rhodes State College Lima Associate's degree not published 0
Lakeland Community College Kirtland Associate's degree not published 0
Lorain County Community College Elyria Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Lorain County Community College Elyria Associate's degree not published 5
Owens Community College Perrysburg Undergraduate certificate not published 14
Owens Community College Perrysburg Associate's degree not published 10
Sinclair Community College Dayton Undergraduate certificate not published 39

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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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.