Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in West Virginia
12 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $21,052 at Pierpont Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in West Virginia
Cooks, Restaurant in West Virginia earn a median of $29,590 a year across 6,450 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $33,070 | 6,390 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $29,740 | 4,420 |
| Bartenders | $29,630 | 3,340 |
| Food Service Managers | $54,800 | 1,230 |
| Bakers | $28,480 | 750 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (21 grads) | 20 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| American Public University System Charles Town | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Carver Career Center Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
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.