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Culinary & pastry schools in Ohio
Ohio has 11 accredited campuses awarding culinary credentials. If you finish and work as a chef in Ohio, expect to start around $38,370–$45,760 and reach a median of $53,990 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,130 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $23,516 in their first year, against $24,208 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What chefs and head cooks earn in Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,000 employed in Ohio. National median: $62,470.
Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ChesterlandCincinnatiClevelandColumbusDaytonElyriaNelsonvilleNorth CantonPerrysburgZanesville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | Public | 72 | $30,232 | $8,664 | not reported | not reported |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Public | 8 | $23,521 | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Public | 54 | $23,512 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | Public | 122 | $21,940 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus | Public | 32 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute | Chesterland | for-profit | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Zane State College | Zanesville | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Loretta Paganini School of Cooking, Inc. dba The International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute | Chesterland | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.