Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

Boulder, CO · Private for-profit · 8,571 students · Visit Website

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder offers hands-on training in culinary arts, baking and pastry, and plant-based cuisine, with a strong emphasis on farm-to-table practices and sustainability. The curriculum includes a six-week Farm-to-Table® Experience where students visit local farms and producers. The school also provides career services and externship opportunities to help with job placement after graduation.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$30,224/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

65/100

All Programs at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

1 trade program at Auguste Escoffier School, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts and Related Services
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65 $30,224/yr $16,000 Low Very Large
789 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.