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Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX · City · 313 students
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$30,428
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
By household income — tap a bar
58%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
64% typical
$32,195
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$41,273 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
92% typical · not scored
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
About

The Culinary Institute LeNôtre in Houston, Texas, is renowned for its intensive, hands-on classical French culinary education founded by third-generation French bakers Alain and Marie Lenôtre. The institute offers highly targeted associate degrees and diploma programs in Cuisine Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts, and Hospitality and Restaurant Management, alongside specialized sommelier certifications. Students experience a disciplined, career-focused environment working in professional commercial kitchens with small class sizes led by international chef-instructors. A key distinguishing feature of the program is Le Bistro, the school's on-site, student-operated gourmet restaurant where pupils gain practical, real-world experience serving the public.

Location
Houston, TX, 77022-4322 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
IAH · Houston Intercontinental
11 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$18,827
Books & supplies$2,600
Cost of attendance$32,893
Average net price$30,428
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$18,827
Books & supplies$2,600
Cost of attendance$32,893
Average net price$30,428
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$30,428
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
58%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
34% graduated · 3% transferred · 62% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$24,831
10 yrs after entry$32,195
Debt
Median at graduation$16,004
Monthly payment$170
Middle 50% owe$9.5k–$29.5k
90th percentile$33,216
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 44%Women 56%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell grant
56%
First-gen
47%
Family income
$20,221
Independent
62%
Age at entry
28.0
Part-time
28%
Race & ethnicity
White
24%
Hispanic
37%
Black
35%
Asian
3%
AI/AN
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
90%
Faculty salary
$5,479/mo
Teaching spend
$6,469
per student
Federal loans
55%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — arts & design
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, medium full-time

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