Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Tennessee
14 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,933 at Nashville State Community College.
What this work pays in Tennessee
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Tennessee earn a median of $40,500 a year across 29,100 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $36,420 | 28,220 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $35,570 | 10,680 |
| Bartenders | $27,480 | 10,330 |
| Bakers | $34,440 | 5,200 |
| Food Service Managers | $64,410 | 4,550 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | — | $26,933 (20 grads) | 14 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $25,194 (11 grads) | 17 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $10,699 | $24,615 (31 grads) | — |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $19,337 | $22,466 (92 grads) | — |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
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.