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Culinary arts & hospitality · Training subject

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

19 institutions with reported certificate or associate-level training. Explore the awards and use the school’s current catalog to check the right route for you.

Understand the training options

This subject sits within culinary arts & hospitality. Kitchen practice, placements and realistic total costs. Schools can use different course names for training reported under the same federal subject code.

Certificate (less than one academic year)Certificate (one to less than two academic years)Associate degree

CIP 12.0507. Award categories present in the 2024 IPEDS reporting collection; not a current course-duration guarantee.

Check the exact campus, award, prerequisites and current intake. A subject match does not confirm occupational licensing eligibility, programmatic accreditation or a place on a course.

Explore schools

1–19 of 19
Public institution

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

50 reported subjects
Public institution

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

59 reported subjects
Public institution

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

33 reported subjects
Public institution

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

44 reported subjects
Public institution

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

46 reported subjects
Public institution

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

42 reported subjects
Public institution

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

30 reported subjects
Public institution

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

47 reported subjects
Public institution

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, WI

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

88 reported subjects
Public institution

Odessa College

Odessa, TX

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

26 reported subjects
Public institution

Richland Community College

Decatur, IL

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

36 reported subjects
Public institution

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

52 reported subjects
Public institution

Tulsa Technology Center

Tulsa, OK

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

44 reported subjects
Public institution

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, IL

Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

45 reported subjects

Alphabetical directory. School presence is based on historical federal reporting, including records with zero completions. These are not rankings or endorsements.

Where could this training lead?

The federal CIP–SOC crosswalk connects this subject to the occupations below. These are exploration links, not a statement that every program meets the education, experience or licensing requirements for each job.

Questions to ask about this training

  • How much practical kitchen time is included each week?
  • Who secures an externship, and will it be paid?
  • Does the course cost include ingredients, knives, uniforms and travel to placements?
  • What is the complete program price for my start date, including tools, exams and required travel?
  • Which practical work, placement or portfolio will I complete before graduation?

Plan the cost and the route

Institution-level tuition and net-price figures can help you start a comparison, but they do not quote the cost of this particular subject. Use a current program quote and compare the same award level and study intensity.