Professional Culinary Academy
About
Professional Culinary Academy is a culinary training institution located in Buffalo, NY, offering a 600-hour accredited culinary arts program designed for entry-level employment in the hospitality and restaurant industry. The program emphasizes hands-on learning and includes a 200-hour externship component.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Council on Occupational Education
Action history · 3
- Jul 2024Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jul 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: OtherCouncil on Occupational Education
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 3 students received $7K in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Academic programs at Professional Culinary Academy
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Professional Culinary Academy vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Professional Culinary Academy selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectProfessional Culinary Academy | 66% | — | 17 | — | — |
| — | — | 272 | $19,649 | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $20,090 | — | |
| — | — | 149 | $38,815 | — | |
| — | 80.0% | 15 | — | — | |
| — | — | 243 | $21,504 | — | |
| — | — | 570 | $19,311 | — | |
| — | — | — | $15,763 | — | |
| — | — | 264 | $21,711 | — | |
| — | — | 132 | $25,919 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | $23,581 | — | |
| — | — | 589 | $44,152 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $29,405 | — | |
| — | — | 70 | $9,096 | — | |
| — | 89.7% | 53 | — | — | |
| — | — | 36 | $15,110 | — | |
| — | — | 15 | $14,838 | — | |
| — | — | 106 | $22,098 | — | |
| — | — | 46 | $19,952 | — | |
| — | — | 22 | $7,689 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | $18,556 | — | |
| — | — | 46 | $13,083 | — | |
| — | — | 74 | $19,698 | — | |
| — | 77.5% | 92 | $24,296 | — | |
| Peer group median | 66% | 80.0% | 70 | $19,952 |
Institutions like Professional Culinary Academy
Explore the federal data for institutions in Professional Culinary Academy's comparison group.
- California
American College of Healthcare and Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment272Net price$19,649View data - California
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$20,090View data - Arizona
Arizona Culinary Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment149Net price$38,815View data - California
Brand College
Grad rate—Admit rate80.0%Enrollment15Net price—View data - California
California Healing Arts College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment243Net price$21,504View data - Louisiana
Crescent City Bartending School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment570Net price$19,311View data - New York
Culinary Tech Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$15,763View data - California
Diversified Vocational College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment264Net price$21,711View data - Michigan
DSDT
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment132Net price$25,919View data - New York
Focus Personal Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$23,581View data - New York
Institute of Culinary Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment589Net price$44,152View data - Kentucky
Kentucky Horseshoeing School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$29,405View data - Florida
Merryfield Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment70Net price$9,096View data - Michigan
Motion Picture Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate89.7%Enrollment53Net price—View data - Florida
National Personal Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment36Net price$15,110View data - Florida
National Personal Training Institute-Tampa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15Net price$14,838View data - New Jersey
P C Age-Jersey City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment106Net price$22,098View data - New Jersey
PC AGE-Metropark
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price$19,952View data - Florida
Pets Playground Grooming School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment22Net price$7,689View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Canton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price$18,556View data - California
Stellar Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price$13,083View data - New York
Studio Jewelers
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price$19,698View data - Texas
The Culinary School of Fort Worth
Grad rate—Admit rate77.5%Enrollment92Net price$24,296View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Professional Culinary Academy
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