Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Pennsylvania
47 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 9 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,851 at Harrisburg Area Community College.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Cooks, Restaurant in Pennsylvania earn a median of $36,580 a year across 54,100 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Bartenders | $28,420 | 37,490 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $43,050 | 35,560 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $36,540 | 24,490 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $65,400 | 12,100 |
| Food Service Managers | $64,750 | 10,530 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | $31,851 (16 grads) | 11 |
| Walnut Hill College Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $27,507 (116 grads) | 70 |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | Associate's degree | $16,293 | $26,187 (143 grads) | 20 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (12 grads) | 1 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (16 grads) | 3 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Associate's degree | $12,771 | $25,194 (15 grads) | 14 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Associate's degree | $15,638 | $25,194 (12 grads) | 21 |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | Undergraduate certificate | $7,667 | $23,958 (82 grads) | 16 |
| Keystone College La Plume | Associate's degree | — | $20,596 (15 grads) | — |
| Commonwealth Technical Institute Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | not published | 129 |
| Jna Institute of Culinary Arts Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Jna Institute of Culinary Arts Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $11,212 | not published | 2 |
| Berks Career & Technology Center Leesport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology Center Clearfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Commonwealth Technical Institute Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Indiana County Technology Center Indiana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Lackawanna College Scranton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Mercyhurst University Erie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Somerset County Technology Center Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center Springville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
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.