Accredited culinary and hospitality schools in Ohio
11 accredited schools in Ohio offer culinary and hospitality programs approved for WIOA funding
These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Ohio has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 44 of the 55 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 Ohio, every school, with costs and results
All job training programs in Ohio
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Accredited culinary programs in Ohio
10 of the 17 schools with culinary programs on Ohio's list are accredited. They offer 25 of the 32 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2028
5 programs
Columbus State Comm. College
Columbus, listed as Columbus State Community College
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionsince 1973, next review 2030
4 programs
Loretta Paganini School of Cooking dba International Culinary Arts and Scie
Chesterland, listed as The Loretta Paganini School of Cooking, Inc. dba The International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute
Accredited by Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Trainingsince 2017, next review 2030
4 programs
Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, listed as Pittsburgh Technical Institute at Pittsburgh
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Educationnext review 2022
3 programs
Hocking College
Nelsonville
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2027
2 programs
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2036
2 programs
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2028
2 programs
Laurel Technical Institute
Hermitage
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Collegessince 2017, next review 2027
1 program
Miami Valley Career Technology Center
Dayton
Accredited by Council on Occupational Educationsince 2016, next review 2028
1 program
Zane State College
Zanesville
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2028
1 program
Accredited hospitality management programs in Ohio
8 of the 9 schools with hospitality management programs on Ohio's list are accredited. They offer 19 of the 23 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Columbus State Comm. College
Columbus, listed as Columbus State Community College
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionsince 1973, next review 2030
5 programs
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2028
4 programs
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2036
3 programs
Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, listed as Pittsburgh Technical Institute at Pittsburgh
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Educationnext review 2022
2 programs
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2028
2 programs
Hocking College
Nelsonville
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2027
1 program
Miami Valley Career Technology Center
Dayton
Accredited by Council on Occupational Educationsince 2016, next review 2028
1 program
Terra State Community College
Fremont
Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2034
1 program
How we matched Ohio's schools to the accreditation list
Which schools are counted?
Schools with programs Ohio 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 Ohio
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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