Culinary school in Alabama
2 culinary programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
1 school offers these culinary arts programs, and Alabama 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 Alabama, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.
Both are the same kind of program: culinary arts certificate or diploma.
See the 2 programsHow much does culinary school cost in Alabama?
$6,425 to $11,023
from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself
These two programs
- Finished the program
- 93% to 96%
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Neither program reports it
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Neither program reports it
- Length
- 80 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 Alabama may also offer culinary school. How these figures are made
All 2 culinary programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding
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2 programs
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services Long Certificate Program
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$11,023School website, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services Long Certificate Program at Lawson State Community CollegeMore details about Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services Long Certificate Program at Lawson State Community College
- Finished
- 96%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 80 weeks, 41 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,825
- Students counted
- 62
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $11,023
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services Short Certificate Program
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,425School website, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services Short Certificate Program at Lawson State Community CollegeMore details about Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services Short Certificate Program at Lawson State Community College
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $3,825
- Students counted
- 37
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,425
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for culinary school in Alabama
WIOA funding can pay for culinary school in Alabama
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 Alabama
- CDL training29 programs
- CNA classes28 programs
- Medical assistant training30 programs
- Phlebotomy training3 programs
- Welding classes37 programs
- HVAC training14 programs
- Medical billing and coding training13 programs
- LPN programs19 programs
- EMT classes16 programs
- Electrician training8 programs
- Dental assistant programs12 programs
- Auto mechanic classes6 programs
- Pharmacy technician training9 programs
- Plumbing school1 program
- CNC machinist training6 programs
- Carpentry classes2 programs
- Heavy equipment operator training1 program
- Diesel mechanic training6 programs
- Cybersecurity training4 programs
- IT training16 programs
- Surgical tech programs3 programs
- Radiology tech programs8 programs
- PTA programs5 programs
- Medical administrative assistant training13 programs
- Medication aide training10 programs
- Industrial maintenance technician training16 programs
- Aircraft mechanic school6 programs
- Supply chain and logistics training4 programs
- Coding and software development courses1 program
- Lineman school8 programs
- Sterile processing technician training1 program
- Sonography school6 programs
- Data analytics courses1 program
- Respiratory therapy programs5 programs
- Medical lab technician programs4 programs
- AutoCAD and drafting courses3 programs
- Health information technology programs6 programs
- Patient care technician training7 programs
- Manufacturing technician training7 programs
- Electronics technician training6 programs
- Auto body repair classes1 program
- Water treatment operator training2 programs
- OSHA safety training1 program
- Dialysis technician training1 program
- Optician training2 programs
- Construction training programs3 programs
- Dental hygiene programs1 program
- RN programs23 programs
Where the Alabama culinary arts program numbers come from
Which Alabama culinary arts programs are on this list?
These are the culinary arts programs Alabama 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 Alabama offers.
How the prices and results of Alabama 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 Alabama figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.
Sources for the facts about culinary school in Alabama
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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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns