Culinary school in Maryland
7 culinary programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
4 schools offer these culinary arts programs, and Maryland has approved every one 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 Maryland, 4 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.
By kind, the 7 programs here are cooking and kitchen job training (5 programs), culinary arts (associate degree, 1 program) and culinary arts certificate or diploma (1 program).
See the 7 programsHow much does culinary school cost in Maryland?
$3,620 to $8,500 is what most culinary programs in Maryland cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $1,500 to $11,965
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not enough data
- 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Length
- 12 to 34 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Maryland may also offer culinary school. How these figures are made
All 7 culinary programs in Maryland approved for WIOA funding
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Foodworks Basic Culinary (297 Clock Hours)
Community College Of Baltimore County
Baltimore
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$14,000Price if you pay yourself$5,240Program website, Foodworks Basic Culinary (297 Clock Hours) at Community College Of Baltimore CountyMore details about Foodworks Basic Culinary (297 Clock Hours) at Community College Of Baltimore County
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 44%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,504
- Length
- 12 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 170
- Earned a year, estimated
- $14,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,240
Cooking Entrepreneurship Program (100 clock hours)
El Poder De Ser Mujer, Inc.
Columbia
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,50011 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Cooking Entrepreneurship Program (100 clock hours) at El Poder De Ser Mujer, Inc.More details about Cooking Entrepreneurship Program (100 clock hours) at El Poder De Ser Mujer, Inc.
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 24 weeks, 4 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- 53
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 11
Culinary Arts & Supervision (60 credit hours)
Frederick Community College
Frederick
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$19,400Price if you pay yourself$11,965Program website, Culinary Arts & Supervision (60 credit hours) at Frederick Community CollegeMore details about Culinary Arts & Supervision (60 credit hours) at Frederick Community College
- Finished
- 26%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,840
- Length
- 60 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $18
- Students counted
- 52
- Earned a year, estimated
- $19,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $11,965
Baking & Pastry Arts Entrepreneurship (100 clock hours)
El Poder De Ser Mujer, Inc.
Columbia
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,000Program website, Baking & Pastry Arts Entrepreneurship (100 clock hours) at El Poder De Ser Mujer, Inc.More details about Baking & Pastry Arts Entrepreneurship (100 clock hours) at El Poder De Ser Mujer, Inc.
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 24 weeks, 4 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,000
- Students counted
- 34
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,000
Culinary Skills LD Certificate (39 credit hours)
Frederick Community College
Frederick
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,225Program website, Culinary Skills LD Certificate (39 credit hours) at Frederick Community CollegeMore details about Culinary Skills LD Certificate (39 credit hours) at Frederick Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 45 weeks, 13 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $18
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,225
Baking Training Program (240 clock hours)
La Cocina VA
Arlington, VA
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Maryland; Maryland approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,500Program website, Baking Training Program (240 clock hours) at La Cocina VAMore details about Baking Training Program (240 clock hours) at La Cocina VA
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,500
Bilingual Culinary Job Training (240 clock hours)
La Cocina VA
Arlington, VA
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Maryland; Maryland approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,500Program website, Bilingual Culinary Job Training (240 clock hours) at La Cocina VAMore details about Bilingual Culinary Job Training (240 clock hours) at La Cocina VA
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,500
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How to pay for culinary school in Maryland
WIOA funding can pay for culinary school in Maryland
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.
Quick facts: Culinary school in Maryland
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 22nd of 28
- culinary programs here, against the typical state's 8
- 7 vs 8
State comparisons use the same figures as the culinary school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
Culinary school in Washington, Baltimore and other Maryland cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above.
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How culinary school compares with the rest of food and hospitality: Culinary and hospitality programs in Maryland
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Where the Maryland culinary arts program numbers come from
Which Maryland culinary arts programs are on this list?
These are the culinary arts programs Maryland 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Maryland offers.
How the prices and results of Maryland 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.
Sources for the facts about culinary school in Maryland
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Chefs and Head Cooks
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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