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Culinary school in Mississippi

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

7 schools offer these culinary arts programs, and Mississippi 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 Mississippi, all 11 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 11 programs here are culinary arts certificate or diploma (8 programs) and culinary arts (associate degree, 3 programs).

See the 11 programs

How much does culinary school cost in Mississippi?

$4,100 to $6,880 is what most culinary programs in Mississippi cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $520 to $7,900

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it
Length
30 to 52 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 Mississippi may also offer culinary school. How these figures are made

Is there free culinary school in Mississippi?

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

All 11 culinary programs in Mississippi approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College

    Natchez

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College, NatchezCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$520
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $290
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $520

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate

    Hinds Community College - Rankin County

    Pearl

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Rankin County, PearlCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,100
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate at Hinds Community College - Rankin County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $835
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,100

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate

    Hinds Community College

    Vicksburg

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College, VicksburgCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,100
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate at Hinds Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $825
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,100

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate

    Hinds Community College

    Utica

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College, UticaCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,100
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate at Hinds Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $825
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,100

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate

    Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus, JacksonCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,100
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate at Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $825
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,100

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate

    Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus

    Clarksdale

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus, ClarksdaleCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,138
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Certificate at Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,138

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts Technical Certificate

    Hinds Community College

    Vicksburg

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College, VicksburgCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    More details about Culinary Arts Technical Certificate at Hinds Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,380
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,000

  • Culinary arts (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Associate Degree

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College

    Wesson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College, WessonCulinary arts (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,880
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Associate Degree at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 49 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,575
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,880

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts - Basic Introduction - Certification

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College

    Wesson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College, WessonCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,880
    More details about Culinary Arts - Basic Introduction - Certification at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 45 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,575
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,880

  • Culinary arts (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Associate Degree

    Hinds Community College

    Utica

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College, UticaCulinary arts (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,900
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Associate Degree at Hinds Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,625
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,900

  • Culinary arts (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Associate Degree

    Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus, JacksonCulinary arts (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,900
    More details about Culinary Arts (Chef & Related Occupations) -Associate Degree at Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,625
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,900

How to pay for culinary school in Mississippi

WIOA funding can pay for culinary school in Mississippi

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 Mississippi

programs with a price cost under $5,000
5 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
10th of 28
culinary programs here, against the typical state's 8
11 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 Jackson, Vicksburg, Natchez and other Mississippi cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Mississippi

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

Where the Mississippi culinary arts program numbers come from

Which Mississippi culinary arts programs are on this list?

These are the culinary arts programs Mississippi 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 Mississippi offers.

How the prices and results of Mississippi 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 Mississippi figures?

We leave out the share who finished for Mississippi: 6 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the facts about culinary school in Mississippi

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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