With 287 state parks and recreation areas, California offers students not only the opportunity to study hard, but also to have fun. Culinary schools in California can help students gain the experience and education needed to successfully launch a career as a culinary artist. There are 53 culinary colleges in California for students to choose from. In the 2008-2009 school year, reportedly 3,138 students completed culinary programs in California.
| City | School | Programs Offered |
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| Culinary Schools in Aptos |
Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel Dr
Aptos, CA, 95003 |
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| Culinary Schools in Bakersfield |
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Dr
Bakersfield, CA, 93305 |
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| Culinary Schools in Chula Vista |
Southwestern College
900 Otay Lakes Rd
Chula Vista, CA, 91910 |
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| Culinary Schools in Clovis |
Institute of Technology Inc
564 W Herndon
Clovis, CA, 93612 |
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| Culinary Schools in Costa Mesa |
Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626 |
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| Culinary Schools in Cypress |
Cypress College
9200 Valley View
Cypress, CA, 90630 |
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| Culinary Schools in El Cajon |
Grossmont College
8800 Grossmont College Dr
El Cajon, CA, 92020 |
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| Culinary Schools in Fresno |
Fresno City College
1101 E. University Ave
Fresno, CA, 93741 |
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| Culinary Schools in Glendale |
Glendale Community College
1500 N Verdugo Rd
Glendale, CA, 91208 |
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| Culinary Schools in Long Beach |
Long Beach City College
4901 E. Carson St.
Long Beach, CA, 90808 |
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| Culinary 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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| Culinary Schools in Marysville |
Yuba College
2088 N Beale Rd
Marysville, CA, 95901 |
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| Culinary Schools in Merced |
Merced College
3600 M St
Merced, CA, 95348 |
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| Culinary Schools in Mission Viejo |
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Pky
Mission Viejo, CA, 92692 |
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| Culinary Schools in Modesto |
Modesto Junior College
435 College Ave
Modesto, CA, 95350 |
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| Culinary Schools in Norwalk |
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA, 90650 |
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| Culinary Schools in Oakland |
Laney College
900 Fallon St
Oakland, CA, 94607 |
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| Culinary Schools in Oxnard |
Oxnard College
4000 S Rose Ave
Oxnard, CA, 93033 |
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| Culinary Schools in Palm Desert |
College of the Desert
43-500 Monterey Ave
Palm Desert, CA, 92260 |
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| Culinary 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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| Culinary Schools in Pleasant Hill |
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Rd
Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523 |
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| Culinary Schools in Rancho Cucamonga |
Chaffey College
5885 Haven Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91737 |
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| Culinary Schools in Redding |
Shasta College
11555 Old Oregon Trail
Redding, CA, 96003 |
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| Culinary Schools in Riverside |
Riverside Community College
4800 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA, 92506 |
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| Culinary 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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| Culinary 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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| Culinary 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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| Culinary 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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| Culinary Schools in San Jose |
San Jose City College
2100 Moorpark Ave
San Jose, CA, 95128 |
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| Culinary Schools in San Luis Obispo |
Cuesta College
Highway 1
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93403 |
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| Culinary Schools in San Marcos |
Palomar College
1140 W. Mission
San Marcos, CA, 92069 |
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| Culinary Schools in San Pablo |
Contra Costa College
2600 Mission Bell Dr
San Pablo, CA, 94806 |
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| Culinary 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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| Culinary Schools in Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA, 93109 |
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| Culinary Schools in Santa Clarita |
College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd
Santa Clarita, CA, 91355 |
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| Culinary Schools in Santa Maria |
Allan Hancock College
800 S College Dr
Santa Maria, CA, 93454 |
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| Culinary Schools in Santa Monica |
The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
2900 31st St
Santa Monica, CA, 90405 |
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| Culinary Schools in Santa Rosa |
Santa Rosa Junior College
1501 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 |
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| Culinary Schools in Sonora |
Columbia College
11600 Columbia College Dr
Sonora, CA, 95370 |
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| Culinary Schools in South Lake Tahoe |
Lake Tahoe Community College
One College Drive
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150 |
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| Culinary Schools in Stockton |
San Joaquin Delta College
5151 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA, 95207 |
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| Culinary Schools in Sunnyvale |
The Art Institute of California
1120 Kifer Rd
Sunnyvale, CA, 94086 |
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| Culinary 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 | $21,685.71 | $23,657.14 | $27,554.29 | $32,390.00 | $37,204.29 | $28,375.71 |
| Bakersfield | $19,656.25 | $21,670.00 | $26,007.50 | $32,032.50 | $36,960.00 | $27,172.50 |
| Chula Vista | $20,826.25 | $22,725.00 | $26,576.25 | $32,092.50 | $37,647.50 | $27,966.25 |
| Clovis | $18,948.75 | $21,518.75 | $25,383.75 | $30,555.00 | $35,431.25 | $26,326.25 |
| Costa Mesa | $19,011.25 | $21,106.25 | $25,281.25 | $31,373.75 | $39,068.75 | $27,211.25 |
| Cypress | $19,011.25 | $21,106.25 | $25,281.25 | $31,373.75 | $39,068.75 | $27,211.25 |
| El Cajon | $20,826.25 | $22,725.00 | $26,576.25 | $32,092.50 | $37,647.50 | $27,966.25 |
| Fresno | $18,948.75 | $21,518.75 | $25,383.75 | $30,555.00 | $35,431.25 | $26,326.25 |
| Marysville | $18,264.00 | $20,434.00 | $22,574.00 | $25,718.00 | $30,962.00 | $23,552.00 |
| Merced | $18,528.57 | $19,912.86 | $22,267.14 | $26,052.86 | $30,320.00 | $23,272.86 |
| Mission Viejo | $19,011.25 | $21,106.25 | $25,281.25 | $31,373.75 | $39,068.75 | $27,211.25 |
| Modesto | $21,965.00 | $23,970.00 | $27,060.00 | $31,281.25 | $36,946.25 | $28,007.50 |
| Oakland | $20,710.00 | $23,086.25 | $26,851.25 | $32,715.00 | $40,778.75 | $28,831.25 |
| Oxnard | $20,543.75 | $22,693.75 | $26,618.75 | $31,677.50 | $37,337.50 | $27,762.50 |
| Palm Desert | $19,715.00 | $21,971.25 | $25,376.25 | $32,260.00 | $38,360.00 | $27,732.50 |
| Pleasant Hill | $20,710.00 | $23,086.25 | $26,851.25 | $32,715.00 | $40,778.75 | $28,831.25 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | $19,715.00 | $21,971.25 | $25,376.25 | $32,260.00 | $38,360.00 | $27,732.50 |
| Redding | $18,532.86 | $19,830.00 | $22,782.86 | $26,722.86 | $31,987.14 | $23,930.00 |
| Riverside | $19,715.00 | $21,971.25 | $25,376.25 | $32,260.00 | $38,360.00 | $27,732.50 |
| Sacramento | $20,905.00 | $23,086.25 | $26,376.25 | $32,091.25 | $38,421.25 | $27,996.25 |
| San Bernardino | $19,715.00 | $21,971.25 | $25,376.25 | $32,260.00 | $38,360.00 | $27,732.50 |
| San Diego | $20,826.25 | $22,725.00 | $26,576.25 | $32,092.50 | $37,647.50 | $27,966.25 |
| San Francisco | $22,548.75 | $25,333.75 | $30,147.50 | $36,543.75 | $44,128.75 | $31,612.50 |
| San Jose | $19,293.75 | $21,350.00 | $24,667.50 | $30,180.00 | $38,927.50 | $26,815.00 |
| San Luis Obispo | $20,272.50 | $23,371.25 | $27,961.25 | $34,176.25 | $41,417.50 | $29,371.25 |
| San Marcos | $20,826.25 | $22,725.00 | $26,576.25 | $32,092.50 | $37,647.50 | $27,966.25 |
| San Pablo | $20,710.00 | $23,086.25 | $26,851.25 | $32,715.00 | $40,778.75 | $28,831.25 |
| Santa Ana | $19,011.25 | $21,106.25 | $25,281.25 | $31,373.75 | $39,068.75 | $27,211.25 |
| Santa Barbara | $21,397.50 | $23,851.25 | $27,878.75 | $34,132.50 | $41,008.75 | $29,700.00 |
| Santa Maria | $21,397.50 | $23,851.25 | $27,878.75 | $34,132.50 | $41,008.75 | $29,700.00 |
| Santa Rosa | $20,742.50 | $23,245.00 | $28,053.75 | $33,916.25 | $39,018.75 | $29,115.00 |
| Sonora | $20,712.86 | $23,040.00 | $27,570.00 | $33,368.57 | $39,645.71 | $28,720.00 |
| South Lake Tahoe | $20,905.00 | $23,086.25 | $26,376.25 | $32,091.25 | $38,421.25 | $27,996.25 |
| Stockton | $20,258.75 | $23,438.75 | $27,277.50 | $32,741.25 | $37,428.75 | $28,137.50 |
| Sunnyvale | $19,293.75 | $21,350.00 | $24,667.50 | $30,180.00 | $38,927.50 | $26,815.00 |
| Profession | Skills Required | Duties Performed |
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| Institutional Culinary Artist |
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