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CIP 12.0503 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Culinary Arts/Chef Training.

A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Culinary Arts/Chef Training award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 12.0503. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years1693,421
2025Associate degree2484,414
2025Certificate 2–4 years16125
2025Bachelor degree11177
2025Certificate under 12 weeks236
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1443,635
2024Certificate 1–2 years1752,903
2024Associate degree2454,539
2024Certificate 2–4 years18127
2024Bachelor degree10183
2024Certificate under 12 weeks232
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1363,406
2023Certificate 1–2 years1863,302
2023Associate degree2533,952
2023Certificate 2–4 years16109
2023Bachelor degree11205
2023Certificate under 12 weeks466
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1312,652
2022Certificate 1–2 years1893,664
2022Associate degree2604,205
2022Certificate 2–4 years18154
2022Bachelor degree11194
2022Certificate under 12 weeks449
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1312,280
2021Certificate 1–2 years1872,936
2021Associate degree2633,940
2021Certificate 2–4 years16102
2021Bachelor degree11172
2021Certificate under 12 weeks342
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1171,860
2020Certificate 1–2 years1922,976
2020Associate degree2594,196
2020Certificate 2–4 years21225
2020Bachelor degree14258
2020Certificate under 12 weeks464
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1202,280

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 12.0503 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 12 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

427 institutions

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