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Culinary school in Kansas

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

4 schools offer these culinary arts programs, and Kansas 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 Kansas, 3 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 5 programs here are culinary arts certificate or diploma (2 programs), culinary arts (associate degree, 1 program), culinary program (level not stated, 1 program) and baking and pastry certificate or diploma (1 program).

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How much does culinary school cost in Kansas?

$5,915 to $14,356

is what the 4 programs with a price cost 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
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 5 programs report it
Length
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Is there free culinary school in Kansas?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 5 culinary programs in Kansas approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts

    KCKCC Technical Education Center

    Kansas City

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    KCKCC Technical Education Center, Kansas CityCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,915
    Program website, Culinary Arts at KCKCC Technical Education Center
    More details about Culinary Arts at KCKCC Technical Education Center
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $250
    Students counted
    542
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,915
    Program website, Culinary Arts at KCKCC Technical Education Center

  • Culinary arts (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Culinary Arts - AAS

    WSU Tech

    Wichita

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    WSU Tech, WichitaCulinary arts (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,356
    Program website, Culinary Arts - AAS at WSU Tech
    More details about Culinary Arts - AAS at WSU Tech
    Finished
    23%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,255
    Students counted
    81
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,356
    Program website, Culinary Arts - AAS at WSU Tech

  • Culinary program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Culinary Arts

    Washburn Institute of Technology

    Topeka

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Washburn Institute of Technology, TopekaCulinary program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,138
    More details about Culinary Arts at Washburn Institute of Technology
    Finished
    48%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,869
    Students counted
    51
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,138

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Culinary Arts - Technical Certificate

    WSU Tech

    Wichita

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    WSU Tech, WichitaCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,299
    Program website, Culinary Arts - Technical Certificate at WSU Tech
    More details about Culinary Arts - Technical Certificate at WSU Tech
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,255
    Students counted
    23
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,299
    Program website, Culinary Arts - Technical Certificate at WSU Tech

  • Baking and pastry certificate or diplomaIn personEducation and courses

    Pastry /Baking Certificate

    Johnson County Community College

    Overland Park

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Johnson County Community College, Overland ParkBaking and pastry certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Pastry /Baking Certificate at Johnson County Community College
    More details about Pastry /Baking Certificate at Johnson County Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 34 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Pastry /Baking Certificate at Johnson County Community College

How to pay for culinary school in Kansas

WIOA funding can pay for culinary school in Kansas

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.

Culinary school in Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka and other Kansas cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

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Where the Kansas culinary arts program numbers come from

Which Kansas culinary arts programs are on this list?

These are the culinary arts programs Kansas 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 Kansas offers.

How the prices and results of Kansas 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 Kansas

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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