Institute of Culinary Education

Institute of Culinary Education is a private community college located in Pasadena, CA. It offers 6 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).

The 2024 tuition & fees are $38,803 for undergraduate programs at Institute of Culinary Education. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average costs ($28,102) of private community colleges in California.

It has 553 students that are lower than the average population (5,324 students) of community colleges in California. In addition, 8 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (23 to 1) of California community colleges.

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Academic Overview

Institute of Culinary Education is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in Pasadena, California.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $38,803 on average. It offers 6 degree programs through 4 Certificate, 2 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 1 programs (1 Certificate programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	521 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA
Phone	626-345-6601
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$38,803
Student Population »	553 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	77%
Retention Rate	82% (Full-time) 75% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,577
Students to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2025 tuition & fees are $38,803 for undergraduate programs at Institute of Culinary Education. The tuition & fees at Institute of Culinary Education is more expensive than the average costs ($28,102) over private community colleges in California. Next table describes 2024-2025 tuition & fees at Institute of Culinary Education compares to California community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2025 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$38,803
Books & Supplies	$1,697
Off-Campus Living Costs	$23,790
Average Financial Aid	$4,577
Cost of Attendance	$64,290
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$59,713

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	$38,803	$1,697	642 Hours	8 Months
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	$17,561	$1,939	900 Hours	16 Months
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	$48,027	$2,973	62 Hours	15 Months
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	$37,503	$1,497	610 Hours	8 Months
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	$13,757	$743	316 Hours	7 Months
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	$47,215	$2,785	60 Hours	15 Months

Comparison

2025 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Institute of Culinary Education	$38,803
Private Community Colleges in California	$28,102
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$20,310

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Institute of Culinary Education offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificate. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	4	2	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 553 students at Institute of Culinary Education including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 173 male students and 178 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	351	21	330
Male Students	173	8	165
Female Students	178	13	165

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Institute of Culinary Education, there are 362 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 103 students were attending classes through distance learning (35 students are enrolled exclusively and 68 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	362
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	35
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	68
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	259

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