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Certificate (under 1 year)+22% vs national median278 grads tracked

Culinary Arts and Related Services at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Ranked 2nd of 58 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,800
middle 50%: $25,368 – $77,146
Median · 5 years out
$46,702
middle 50%: $34,596 – $72,848
Median · 10 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $37,897 – $101,595

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary Arts and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Culinary Arts and Related Services earn a median $42,800 one year after graduating, rising to $59,848 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $38,322 for this field, ranking 2nd of 58 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,304 total interest

Same major at other universities

Dallas College
$48,158 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$43,463 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$42,114 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$41,469 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out

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