Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Wisconsin
29 schools in Wisconsin teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $29,141 at Waukesha County Technical College.
What this work pays in Wisconsin
Bartenders in Wisconsin earn a median of $23,460 a year across 29,520 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 Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $36,550 | 25,410 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $39,670 | 21,240 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $38,650 | 9,890 |
| Food Service Managers | $61,810 | 6,000 |
| Bakers | $37,310 | 4,930 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Associate's degree | — | $29,141 (18 grads) | 16 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Associate's degree | — | $28,019 (14 grads) | 5 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Associate's degree | $11,500 | $26,933 (28 grads) | 9 |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | Associate's degree | — | $26,896 (19 grads) | 7 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Associate's degree | — | $25,774 (11 grads) | 3 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Associate's degree | $14,125 | $25,709 (67 grads) | 23 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (12 grads) | 8 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Undergraduate certificate | $7,000 | not published | 8 |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
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.