Culinary Arts - Certificate
If you grew up cooking in your mom’s kitchen and are now a Food Network fan, then Bellingham Technical College's Culinary Arts certificate may give you the training you need to pursue your career in the restaurant and food service industry. Enter the exciting, fast-paced world of the food service industry through this certificate program; then, launch your career wherever you want to go.
The Culinary Arts Program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Foundation.
Employment Information
Data are provided on a program (not credential) level
97% BTC graduate placement rate1
$37,046 starting annual wage2
$42,683 average annual wage2
$52,852 potential annual wage2
BTC Culinary Arts graduation rates: The graduation rate reflects the percentage of students starting in the Culinary Arts program who receive a Culinary Arts degree within three years.
- Employment and Wage Data Sources
1Employment data come from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and reflect WA/OR employment for students enrolled at BTC between 2017-18 and 2019-20. Students are included in the employment rate if they left with a credential. Rates are not shown for programs with fewer than 10 students meeting the above criteria.
2Whatcom County and WA State wage data come from Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) 2021 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates and reflect 2018-21 employment. Wage data represent occupations that BTC faculty have identified as the most relevant career paths for program graduates. Note that these wages reflect employees with varying educational levels/credentials. For cases in which multiple occupations have been identified by faculty, a weighted percentile is calculated using each occupation’s percentile wage and employment size estimate. Wages are not shown for programs for which occupations do not meet the ESD’s minimum thresholds for publishing. If the program has wage data from the Washington SBCTC that involves shift work, these ESD wages reflect the same number of hours used in the annual wage calculation. Starting wage = 25th percentile, median wage = 50th percentile, wage potential = 75th percentile.
Estimated Program Costs