No Vermont college currently reports a culinary program (CIP 12.05 family) to the U.S. Department of Education. That is the honest answer, and it is recent history: the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier — for four decades Vermont’s flagship culinary school — announced in December 2020 that it would close the following spring. Since then, no Vermont institution has reported culinary arts, baking & pastry, or culinary management completions under the federal codes. Data checked July 2026.
Nearest In-Person Options
Vermont students have real choices within a reasonable drive, and every one of these state guides is built from the same federal cost data:
- Culinary schools in New Hampshire
- Culinary schools in Massachusetts
- Culinary schools in New York — including the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park
- Culinary schools in Maine
Online and Out-of-State Routes
Several schools in our national lists enroll online or accept out-of-state students, and public colleges in neighboring states sometimes extend regional tuition discounts through the New England Board of Higher Education’s tuition break program — check each school’s reciprocity rules before assuming out-of-state rates. Start with the national directories of culinary arts programs and baking & pastry programs, sorted by real cost after aid.
Program availability from U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting (CIP 12.05 family), retrieved July 2026. NECI closure per the school’s December 2020 announcement. If a Vermont school launches a culinary program, tell us and we will add it. Reviewed by Ankit P. · Methodology