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Culinary school in Pueblo, Colorado

11 culinary programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

1 school offers these culinary arts programs with classes in the Pueblo area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Chefs and head cooks run the daily food preparation in restaurants and other places that serve food. Most start with a high school diploma and kitchen experience; some go through a culinary program at a community college, technical school or culinary school, and others learn in an apprenticeship.1

In Pueblo, all 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.

All 11 are the same kind of program: culinary program (level not stated).

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All 28 culinary programs in Colorado, including online programs

How much does culinary school cost in Pueblo?

$5,059 to $19,580

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
46%
Earned a year, estimated
about $26,900
Length
Left out
The 11 figures filed fail our checks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Pueblo may also offer culinary school. How these figures are made

Is there free culinary school in Pueblo?

All 11 culinary programs in Pueblo approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Culinary program (level not stated)HybridNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 12

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$24,200
    Price if you pay yourself$19,580
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 12 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 12 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    23%
    Working at 6 months
    52%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,053
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $1,644
    Students counted
    141
    Earned a year, estimated
    $24,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $19,580
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 12 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)HybridNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 2

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$82,500
    Price if you pay yourself$19,301
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 2 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 2 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    25%
    Working at 6 months
    44%
    Earned in a quarter
    $20,623
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $1,827
    Students counted
    56
    Earned a year, estimated
    $82,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $19,301
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 2 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 11

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$26,900
    Price if you pay yourself$5,059
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 11 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 11 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    20%
    Working at 6 months
    46%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,736
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $884
    Students counted
    55
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,059
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 11 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 8

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$26,900
    Price if you pay yourself$5,059
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 8 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 8 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    20%
    Working at 6 months
    46%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,736
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $884
    Students counted
    55
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,059
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 8 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 3

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$25,500
    Price if you pay yourself$5,059
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 3 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 3 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    25%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,378
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $884
    Students counted
    16
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,059
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 3 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 4

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$18,396
    School website, Hospitality Studies 4 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 4 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $1,464
    Students counted
    13
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $18,396
    School website, Hospitality Studies 4 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 5

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,084
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 5 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 5 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $601
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,084
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 5 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 6

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,084
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 6 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 6 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $696
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,084
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 6 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 1

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,184
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 1 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 1 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $407
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,184
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 1 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 10

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,184
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 10 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 10 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $407
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,184
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 10 at Pueblo Community College
  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Hospitality Studies 7

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, PuebloCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,184
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 7 at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Hospitality Studies 7 at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $407
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,184
    Program website, Hospitality Studies 7 at Pueblo Community College

How to pay for culinary school in Pueblo

WIOA funding can pay for culinary school in Pueblo

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for culinary school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for culinary school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Pueblo

How culinary school compares with the rest of food and hospitality across Colorado: Culinary and hospitality programs in Colorado

Where the Pueblo culinary arts program numbers come from

Which Pueblo culinary arts programs are on this list?

These are the culinary arts programs with classes in the Pueblo area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Colorado page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Pueblo culinary arts programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about culinary school in Pueblo

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Chefs and Head Cooks
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns