Private (for-profit)

Culinary Tech Center

White Plains, New York·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·culinarytechcenter.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
Avg net price
$15,763
-$3.3k vs peer
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About

The Culinary Tech Center is a proprietary institution located in White Plains, New York, and serves students through its two campuses in White Plains and New York City. Founded as noted indirectly within the content, it offers 600-hour certificate programs in Commercial Cooking and Hospitality Operations, with a strong emphasis on practical skills through experiential learning and externship opportunities in the culinary and hospitality industries.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
68%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap
Pell recipients
80%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
18%
$6,333 debt · $34,685 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2013Next review Dec 2025
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2012

Action history · 5

  1. Jul 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2024Removal of Show Cause Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Dec 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,331
$30–48k$18,174
$48–75k$17,515
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$15,763
-$3,288vs peer median $19,051
Federal loans
50.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2023–24, 14 students received $36K in Pell grants, alongside $41K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
14
AY 2023–24
Pell disbursed
$36K
$36,159 total
Direct Loans
$41K
25 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
19
0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23

Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24

Subsidized$15K
12 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$25K
12 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 52 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (11.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
11.5%
+9.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
52
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
22.2%
2016
29.0%
2017
28.5%
2018
23.2%
2019
11.5%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Culinary Tech Center

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs0
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 33 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1

    Culinary Tech Center vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Culinary Tech Center selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectCulinary Tech Center
    68%$15,763
    American College of Healthcare and Technology
    272$15,115
    American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana
    51$14,794
    Arizona Culinary Institute
    149$37,938
    Brand College
    80.0%15
    California Healing Arts College
    243$19,024
    Crescent City Bartending School
    570$19,078
    Diversified Vocational College
    264$21,444
    DSDT
    132$25,919
    Focus Personal Training Institute
    64$18,870
    Institute of Culinary Education
    589
    Kentucky Horseshoeing School
    31$30,111
    Merryfield Academy
    70$10,019
    Motion Picture Institute
    89.7%53
    National Personal Training Institute
    36$12,583
    National Personal Training Institute-Tampa
    15$13,709
    P C Age-Jersey City
    106$22,327
    PC AGE-Metropark
    46$22,528
    Pets Playground Grooming School
    22
    Professional Culinary Academy
    17$37,471
    Ross Medical Education Center-Canton
    92$26,387
    Stellar Career College
    46$13,155
    Studio Jewelers
    74$9,590
    The Culinary School of Fort Worth
    77.5%92$23,861
    Peer group median68%80.0%70$19,051

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Culinary Tech Center

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Culinary Tech Center.

    What is the graduation rate at Culinary Tech Center?

    Culinary Tech Center reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Culinary Tech Center?

    The average net price at Culinary Tech Center is $15,763 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Culinary Tech Center located?

    Culinary Tech Center is located in White Plains, New York 10601.

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