Iowa Cooking and Culinary Schools
Degree Programs: Culinary Management, Culinary Arts, Baking, Pastry, Restaurant Management, Catering Management, Food & Beverage Management...
Largest Cities: Ames, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Indianola, Iowa City, Mason City, Newton, Sioux City, Waterloo, West Des Moines...
Iowa is still very much an agricultural state; one-fifth of the corn produced in the US is grown here. It is also the #1 producer of soybeans and hogs. Other staples include oats, cattle, and dairy. With such an abundance of locally-grown products, Iowa chefs have no trouble cooking up satisfying meals.
Chefs and head cooks in Iowa earned an average of $14.02/hour, according to 2004 Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys. First-line supervisors and managers earned $12.39/hour.



