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Culinary school in Utah

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

10 schools offer these culinary arts programs, and Utah 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 Utah, 5 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, 5 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 11 programs here are culinary arts certificate or diploma (9 programs), cooking and kitchen job training (1 program) and culinary arts (associate degree, 1 program).

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How much does culinary school cost in Utah?

$2,538 to $7,740 is what most culinary programs in Utah cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $1,770 to $11,913

In the typical program

Finished the program
51%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Utah's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
30 to 58 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 Utah may also offer culinary school. How these figures are made

Is there free culinary school in Utah?

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

All 11 culinary programs in Utah approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other

    Park City Culinary Institute LLC, Salt Lake City

    Salt Lake City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Park City Culinary Institute LLC, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake CityCulinary arts certificate or diplomaHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$48,100
    Price if you pay yourself$8,183

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other at Park City Culinary Institute LLC, Salt Lake City
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,025
    Length
    8 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    221
    Earned a year, estimated
    $48,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,183
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Culinary Arts Chef Training

    Davis Technical College, All Locations

    Kaysville

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Davis Technical College, All Locations, KaysvilleCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$19,400
    Price if you pay yourself$3,359
    School website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Davis Technical College, All Locations
    More details about Culinary Arts Chef Training at Davis Technical College, All Locations
    Finished
    44%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,858
    Length
    65 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $401
    Students counted
    166
    Earned a year, estimated
    $19,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,359
    School website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Davis Technical College, All Locations

  • Cooking and kitchen job trainingIn personNo diploma needed

    Food Preparation Professional Cooking Kitchen Assistant

    Ogden Weber Technical College, Ogden

    Ogden

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Ogden Weber Technical College, Ogden, OgdenCooking and kitchen job training · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,570

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Food Preparation Professional Cooking Kitchen Assistant at Ogden Weber Technical College, Ogden
    More details about Food Preparation Professional Cooking Kitchen Assistant at Ogden Weber Technical College, Ogden
    Finished
    32%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    34 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $477
    Students counted
    139
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,570
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    School website, Food Preparation Professional Cooking Kitchen Assistant at Ogden Weber Technical College, Ogden

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Culinary Arts Chef Training

    Southwest Technical College, All Locations

    Cedar City

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Southwest Technical College, All Locations, Cedar CityCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,887
    Program website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Southwest Technical College, All Locations
    More details about Culinary Arts Chef Training at Southwest Technical College, All Locations
    Finished
    57%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    63 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $901
    Students counted
    48
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,887
    Program website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Southwest Technical College, All Locations

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts Chef Training

    Bridgerland Technical College, All Locations

    Logan

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bridgerland Technical College, All Locations, LoganCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,505
    School website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Bridgerland Technical College, All Locations
    More details about Culinary Arts Chef Training at Bridgerland Technical College, All Locations
    Finished
    46%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    34 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $907
    Students counted
    45
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,505
    School website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Bridgerland Technical College, All Locations

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts Chef Training

    Dixie Technical College, St George Campus

    St. George

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dixie Technical College, St George Campus, St. GeorgeCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,298

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Dixie Technical College, St George Campus
    More details about Culinary Arts Chef Training at Dixie Technical College, St George Campus
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,059
    Students counted
    45
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,298
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    School website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Dixie Technical College, St George Campus

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other

    Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations

    Roosevelt

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations, RooseveltCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,770
    Program website, Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other at Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations
    More details about Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other at Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    27 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $466
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,770
    Program website, Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other at Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personEducation and courses

    Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other

    Mountainland Technical College, All Locations

    Lehi

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Mountainland Technical College, All Locations, LehiCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,020
    Program website, Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations
    More details about Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    34 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,020
    Program website, Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General

    Salt Lake Community College, All Locations

    Salt Lake City

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Salt Lake Community College, All Locations, Salt Lake CityCulinary arts certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,024
    Program website, Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations
    More details about Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,024
    Program website, Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations

  • Culinary arts certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Culinary Arts Chef Training

    Salt Lake Culinary Education, Salt Lake City

    S Salt Lake

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Salt Lake Culinary Education, Salt Lake City, S Salt LakeCulinary arts certificate or diplomaIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,500
    More details about Culinary Arts Chef Training at Salt Lake Culinary Education, Salt Lake City
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    11 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,500

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

    Culinary Arts Chef Training

    Salt Lake Community College, All Locations

    Salt Lake City

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Salt Lake Community College, All Locations, Salt Lake CityCulinary arts (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,913
    Program website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations
    More details about Culinary Arts Chef Training at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    80 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,752
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,913
    Program website, Culinary Arts Chef Training at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations

How to pay for culinary school in Utah

WIOA funding can pay for culinary school in Utah

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 Utah

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
4th 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 Salt Lake City, Ogden, Cedar City and other Utah cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Utah

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

Where the Utah culinary arts program numbers come from

Which Utah culinary arts programs are on this list?

These are the culinary arts programs Utah 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 Utah offers.

How the prices and results of Utah 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 Utah figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Utah: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about culinary school in Utah

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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