Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Washington
31 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,851 at Bellingham Technical College.
What this work pays in Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800 a year across 35,140 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $59,400 | 20,700 |
| Bartenders | $55,830 | 16,800 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $49,670 | 9,780 |
| Bakers | $46,140 | 6,270 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | $76,010 | 5,320 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | $31,851 (11 grads) | 17 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | — | $31,038 (16 grads) | 19 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Associate's degree | — | $25,774 (14 grads) | 13 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 55 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| South Seattle College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| South Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
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.