Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant Vocational Programs

Tuition & Fess	Program Length	Completion Time
$11,462	900 hours	6.00 month

In the United States, 75 colleges are offering Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant certificates or associate's degree programs. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant vocational program is $11,462.

By offered program type, 3 schools offer less than 12 weeks certificate, 48 schools offer less than 1 year certificate, 29 schools offer 1-2 years certificate, 1 schools offer 2-4 years certificate, and 6 schools offer associate degree programs.

Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant Program 2024 Average Tuition and Completion Time

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant vocational programs is $11,462. The amount is based on the tuition of the Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant program and it may differ from tuition of other programs at the schools.

In average, the length of the Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant program is 900 contact hours (credit hours) and the average completion time is 6.00 months.

2023-2024 Average Tuition & Fees of Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant Vocational Programs
Tuition & Fees	$11,462
Length of Program	900 Contact Hours
Completion Time	6.00 Months

What is Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant Career?

A program that prepares individuals to serve under the supervision of chefs and other food service professionals as kitchen support staff and commercial food preparation workers. Includes instruction in kitchen organization and operations, sanitation and quality control, basic food preparation and cooking skills, kitchen and kitchen equipment maintenance, and quantity food measurement and monitoring

Average Wage by Jobs after Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant Program

Next jobs are possible career after earning Food Preparation / Professional Cooking / Kitchen Assistant certificate/degree. The average wage is based on the latest employment and wage data (May 2022) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The average annual wage of Cooks, Private Household career is $45,510 and, for Cooks, All Other, the average annual income is $35,120.