Manzanar National Historic Site is one of several historic sites you will have the opportunity to visit if you pursue your post secondary education in California. Chef schools in California can help an aspiring chef gain the knowledge and competence necessary for a successful career. Students have a choice of 53 chef colleges in California to attend. Chef programs in California reportedly graduated 3,138 students in the 2008-2009 school year.
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| Chef Schools in Aptos |
Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel Dr
Aptos, CA, 95003 |
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| Chef Schools in Bakersfield |
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Dr
Bakersfield, CA, 93305 |
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| Chef Schools in Chula Vista |
Southwestern College
900 Otay Lakes Rd
Chula Vista, CA, 91910 |
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| Chef Schools in Clovis |
Institute of Technology Inc
564 W Herndon
Clovis, CA, 93612 |
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| Chef Schools in Costa Mesa |
Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626 |
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| Chef Schools in Cypress |
Cypress College
9200 Valley View
Cypress, CA, 90630 |
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| Chef Schools in El Cajon |
Grossmont College
8800 Grossmont College Dr
El Cajon, CA, 92020 |
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| Chef Schools in Fresno |
Fresno City College
1101 E. University Ave
Fresno, CA, 93741 |
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| Chef Schools in Glendale |
Glendale Community College
1500 N Verdugo Rd
Glendale, CA, 91208 |
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| Chef Schools in Long Beach |
Long Beach City College
4901 E. Carson St.
Long Beach, CA, 90808 |
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| Chef Schools in Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Harbor College
1111 Figueroa Place
Los Angeles, CA, 90744 |
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Los Angeles Mission College
13356 Eldridge Avenue
Los Angeles, CA, 91342 |
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College
400 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90015 |
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| Chef Schools in Marysville |
Yuba College
2088 N Beale Rd
Marysville, CA, 95901 |
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| Chef Schools in Merced |
Merced College
3600 M St
Merced, CA, 95348 |
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| Chef Schools in Mission Viejo |
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Pky
Mission Viejo, CA, 92692 |
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| Chef Schools in Modesto |
Modesto Junior College
435 College Ave
Modesto, CA, 95350 |
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| Chef Schools in Norwalk |
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA, 90650 |
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| Chef Schools in Oakland |
Laney College
900 Fallon St
Oakland, CA, 94607 |
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| Chef Schools in Oxnard |
Oxnard College
4000 S Rose Ave
Oxnard, CA, 93033 |
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| Chef Schools in Palm Desert |
College of the Desert
43-500 Monterey Ave
Palm Desert, CA, 92260 |
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| Chef Schools in Pasadena |
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
521 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA, 91101 |
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Pasadena City College
1570 E Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA, 91106 |
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| Chef Schools in Pleasant Hill |
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Rd
Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523 |
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| Chef Schools in Rancho Cucamonga |
Chaffey College
5885 Haven Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91737 |
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| Chef Schools in Redding |
Shasta College
11555 Old Oregon Trail
Redding, CA, 96003 |
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| Chef Schools in Riverside |
Riverside Community College
4800 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA, 92506 |
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| Chef Schools in Sacramento |
American River College
4700 College Oak Dr
Sacramento, CA, 95841 |
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Charles A. Jones Skills and Business Education Center
5451 Lemon Hill Ave
Sacramento, CA, 95824 |
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Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
2450 Del Paso Rd Suite 150
Sacramento, CA, 95834 |
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The Art Institute of California-Sacramento
2850 Gateway Oaks Dr-Ste 100
Sacramento, CA, 95833 |
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| Chef Schools in San Bernardino |
San Bernardino Valley College
701 South Mount Vernon Avenue
San Bernardino, CA, 92410 |
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The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire
630 East Brier Drive
San Bernardino, CA, 92408 |
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| Chef Schools in San Diego |
San Diego Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Dr
San Diego, CA, 92111 |
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The Art Institute of California-San Diego
7650 Mission Valley Road
San Diego, CA, 92108 |
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| Chef Schools in San Francisco |
California Culinary Academy
350 Rhode Island Street
San Francisco, CA, 94103 |
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City College of San Francisco
50 Phelan Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94112 |
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| Chef Schools in San Jose |
San Jose City College
2100 Moorpark Ave
San Jose, CA, 95128 |
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| Chef Schools in San Luis Obispo |
Cuesta College
Highway 1
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93403 |
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| Chef Schools in San Marcos |
Palomar College
1140 W. Mission
San Marcos, CA, 92069 |
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| Chef Schools in San Pablo |
Contra Costa College
2600 Mission Bell Dr
San Pablo, CA, 94806 |
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| Chef Schools in Santa Ana |
Santa Ana College
1530 W. 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA, 92706 |
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The Art Institute of California-Orange County
3601 W Sunflower Ave
Santa Ana, CA, 92704 |
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| Chef Schools in Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA, 93109 |
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| Chef Schools in Santa Clarita |
College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd
Santa Clarita, CA, 91355 |
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| Chef Schools in Santa Maria |
Allan Hancock College
800 S College Dr
Santa Maria, CA, 93454 |
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| Chef Schools in Santa Monica |
The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
2900 31st St
Santa Monica, CA, 90405 |
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| Chef Schools in Santa Rosa |
Santa Rosa Junior College
1501 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 |
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| Chef Schools in Sonora |
Columbia College
11600 Columbia College Dr
Sonora, CA, 95370 |
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| Chef Schools in South Lake Tahoe |
Lake Tahoe Community College
One College Drive
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150 |
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| Chef Schools in Stockton |
San Joaquin Delta College
5151 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA, 95207 |
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| Chef Schools in Sunnyvale |
The Art Institute of California
1120 Kifer Rd
Sunnyvale, CA, 94086 |
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| Chef Schools in Walnut |
Mt San Antonio College
1100 N Grand Ave
Walnut, CA, 91789 |
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| City | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile | Average |
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| Aptos | $26,735.00 | $29,135.00 | $34,710.00 | $42,155.00 | $48,235.00 | $35,875.00 |
| Bakersfield | $22,400.00 | $25,830.00 | $34,630.00 | $46,865.00 | $55,970.00 | $36,895.00 |
| Chula Vista | $26,745.00 | $29,850.00 | $36,705.00 | $48,565.00 | $58,245.00 | $40,065.00 |
| Clovis | $21,225.00 | $25,470.00 | $32,105.00 | $40,120.00 | $49,265.00 | $33,635.00 |
| Costa Mesa | $21,295.00 | $24,170.00 | $33,355.00 | $46,185.00 | $60,370.00 | $37,085.00 |
| Cypress | $21,295.00 | $24,170.00 | $33,355.00 | $46,185.00 | $60,370.00 | $37,085.00 |
| El Cajon | $26,745.00 | $29,850.00 | $36,705.00 | $48,565.00 | $58,245.00 | $40,065.00 |
| Fresno | $21,225.00 | $25,470.00 | $32,105.00 | $40,120.00 | $49,265.00 | $33,635.00 |
| Marysville | $19,650.00 | $21,260.00 | $23,270.00 | $26,590.00 | $40,200.00 | $26,230.00 |
| Merced | $20,150.00 | $21,930.00 | $24,990.00 | $34,320.00 | $45,400.00 | $29,010.00 |
| Mission Viejo | $21,295.00 | $24,170.00 | $33,355.00 | $46,185.00 | $60,370.00 | $37,085.00 |
| Modesto | $32,220.00 | $36,175.00 | $42,005.00 | $48,450.00 | $54,610.00 | $42,180.00 |
| Oakland | $25,585.00 | $29,750.00 | $36,425.00 | $48,790.00 | $63,825.00 | $40,895.00 |
| Oxnard | $25,960.00 | $29,805.00 | $37,105.00 | $46,530.00 | $53,510.00 | $38,935.00 |
| Palm Desert | $24,530.00 | $28,815.00 | $33,740.00 | $48,515.00 | $59,555.00 | $39,610.00 |
| Pleasant Hill | $25,585.00 | $29,750.00 | $36,425.00 | $48,790.00 | $63,825.00 | $40,895.00 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | $24,530.00 | $28,815.00 | $33,740.00 | $48,515.00 | $59,555.00 | $39,610.00 |
| Redding | $19,380.00 | $21,110.00 | $24,400.00 | $33,390.00 | $39,790.00 | $27,340.00 |
| Riverside | $24,530.00 | $28,815.00 | $33,740.00 | $48,515.00 | $59,555.00 | $39,610.00 |
| Sacramento | $27,290.00 | $31,515.00 | $35,950.00 | $43,990.00 | $55,560.00 | $38,725.00 |
| San Bernardino | $24,530.00 | $28,815.00 | $33,740.00 | $48,515.00 | $59,555.00 | $39,610.00 |
| San Diego | $26,745.00 | $29,850.00 | $36,705.00 | $48,565.00 | $58,245.00 | $40,065.00 |
| San Francisco | $30,140.00 | $34,965.00 | $43,670.00 | $53,330.00 | $66,110.00 | $45,450.00 |
| San Jose | $21,805.00 | $26,055.00 | $33,225.00 | $43,830.00 | $61,320.00 | $36,960.00 |
| San Luis Obispo | $25,585.00 | $31,590.00 | $36,715.00 | $43,670.00 | $61,885.00 | $39,845.00 |
| San Marcos | $26,745.00 | $29,850.00 | $36,705.00 | $48,565.00 | $58,245.00 | $40,065.00 |
| San Pablo | $25,585.00 | $29,750.00 | $36,425.00 | $48,790.00 | $63,825.00 | $40,895.00 |
| Santa Ana | $21,295.00 | $24,170.00 | $33,355.00 | $46,185.00 | $60,370.00 | $37,085.00 |
| Santa Barbara | $30,430.00 | $33,975.00 | $40,835.00 | $51,805.00 | $57,320.00 | $43,215.00 |
| Santa Maria | $30,430.00 | $33,975.00 | $40,835.00 | $51,805.00 | $57,320.00 | $43,215.00 |
| Santa Rosa | $26,670.00 | $30,115.00 | $38,425.00 | $48,320.00 | $56,580.00 | $40,425.00 |
| Sonora | $26,450.00 | $30,145.00 | $36,050.00 | $44,795.00 | $57,130.00 | $38,645.00 |
| South Lake Tahoe | $27,290.00 | $31,515.00 | $35,950.00 | $43,990.00 | $55,560.00 | $38,725.00 |
| Stockton | $24,440.00 | $29,750.00 | $36,535.00 | $44,355.00 | $52,320.00 | $37,510.00 |
| Sunnyvale | $21,805.00 | $26,055.00 | $33,225.00 | $43,830.00 | $61,320.00 | $36,960.00 |
| Profession | Skills Required | Duties Performed |
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