Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Oregon
9 schools in Oregon teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,580 at Lane Community College.
What this work pays in Oregon
Cooks, Restaurant in Oregon earn a median of $43,100 a year across 21,550 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 Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $46,950 | 16,880 |
| Bartenders | $38,900 | 11,950 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $44,520 | 7,150 |
| Food Service Managers | $62,110 | 4,420 |
| Bakers | $39,500 | 4,160 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Community College Eugene | Associate's degree | — | $25,580 (25 grads) | 4 |
| Linn-Benton Community College Albany | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (15 grads) | 7 |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $22,932 (56 grads) | 19 |
| Central Oregon Community College Bend | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | not published | 18 |
| Central Oregon Community College Bend | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lane Community College Eugene | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Portland Community College Portland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Umpqua Community College Roseburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.