Accredited culinary and hospitality schools in Minnesota
9 accredited schools in Minnesota offer culinary and hospitality programs approved for WIOA funding
These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Minnesota has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 29 of the 29 culinary and hospitality programs on the state's list.
The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.
WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.
Culinary and hospitality programs in Minnesota, every school, with costs and results
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Accredited culinary programs in Minnesota
All 6 schools with culinary programs on Minnesota's list are accredited. They offer all 20 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
Accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursingsince 2018, next review 2032
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2027
12 programs
Central Lakes College
Staples
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2033
2 programs
Minnesota North College
Hibbing
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2030
2 programs
Saint Paul College
St. Paul, listed as Saint Paul College - A Community and Technical College
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2031
2 programs
South Central College
North Mankato
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2030
1 program
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
St. Cloud, listed as St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2036
1 program
Accredited hospitality management programs in Minnesota
All 5 schools with hospitality management programs on Minnesota's list are accredited. They offer all 9 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2030
4 programs
Saint Paul College
St. Paul, listed as Saint Paul College - A Community and Technical College
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2031
2 programs
Minnesota North College
Hibbing
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2030
1 program
Minnesota State College Southeast
Red Wing
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2027
1 program
Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2035
1 program
How we matched Minnesota's schools to the accreditation list
Which schools are counted?
Schools with programs Minnesota approved for WIOA funding in food and hospitality, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.
How current is the accreditation?
We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.
Sources for the accreditation facts about Minnesota
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- US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
- 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
- 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