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Culinary Arts and Related Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School

Name: Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Toms River, NJ · Public · Federal field 1205

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$5,222 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not reached
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: One detailed offering price

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$16,566 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

14Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

Not reportedStudents receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$25,350A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$10,828

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$25,350

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

REPORTED PROGRAM PRICES

One detailed price within this field

These named six-digit offerings sit inside the broader four-digit federal field shown on this page. Prices include tuition, required fees, books and supplies reported for academic year 2024-25.

Program code 12.0503

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Full program: $7,850
Per year: $7,850

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$10,828Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$17,400Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE65.3%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$16,566Year 1

$25,350Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,113

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$25,350 vs. $30,572

$5,222 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Chefs and Head Cooks$74,280 median wageNJ estimate · 9,100 jobs · 35-1011+6.6% projected U.S. growth · 25.2k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,420 median wageNJ estimate · 27,750 jobs · 35-1012+5.4% projected U.S. growth · 171.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCooks, All Other$46,080 median wageNJ estimate · 280 jobs · 35-2019+5.2% projected U.S. growth · 2.8k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialFood Service Managers$78,020 median wageNJ estimate · 6,360 jobs · 11-9051+5.8% projected U.S. growth · 38.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCooks, Private Household$47,940 median wageU.S. estimate · 1,100 jobs · 35-2013+5.1% projected U.S. growth · 5k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardCooks, Institution and Cafeteria$44,520 median wageNJ estimate · 7,490 jobs · 35-2012+2.8% projected U.S. growth · 62.9k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialCooks, Restaurant$38,460 median wageNJ estimate · 28,800 jobs · 35-2014+12.1% projected U.S. growth · 218.6k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialFood Scientists and Technologists$104,340 median wageNJ estimate · 630 jobs · 19-1012+6.2% projected U.S. growth · 1k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePostsecondary Teachers, All Other$85,260 median wageNJ estimate · 1,040 jobs · 25-1199+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 12.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSlaughterers and Meat Packers$45,230 median wageNJ estimate · 1,050 jobs · 51-3023+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 7.7k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialBartenders$44,020 median wageNJ estimate · 16,260 jobs · 35-3011+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 121.2k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialButchers and Meat Cutters$38,540 median wageNJ estimate · 4,610 jobs · 51-3021+2.4% projected U.S. growth · 15.1k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential

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