Institute of Culinary Education
⌖ Pasadena, CA · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
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Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
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$33,924Observed earnings · year 5
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What the numbers say about Institute of Culinary Education
What does Institute of Culinary Education cost?
The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Institute of Culinary Education.
What do Institute of Culinary Education graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $33,924 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Institute of Culinary Education graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $6,439. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Institute of Culinary Education worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 1 field-and-credential outcomes at Institute of Culinary Education; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
No payoff curve is shown.
Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$6,439Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$68/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$33,924Median earnings · year 5 after completion
77.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
553Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
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WHAT STANDS OUT
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EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$23,169Year 1
$47,145Year 4
$33,924Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Culinary Arts and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,893Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,893 | $6,777 | 64 |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.