Most Culinary Arts programs are very expensive. The odds of being able to get more than a small percentage of your tuition paid by scholarships are very small. There are however a lot of sources to pick up small but not insignificant amounts of money to help you along.

In the late 1970's and early 1980's there were only a couple of schools available for students interested in a career in Culinary Arts. In 2007 there are literally hundreds of programs with new programs opening almost weekly.

There are two major categories of programs AOS (Associates of Occupational Studies Degree) and Certificate programs. There is also a small but growning number of Bachelors programs and even an increase in Masters programs related to the industry.