why are culinary schools so expensive?

You just answered your own question. More and more students are going there. That's an unfortunate side effect of business. You would think that it would work in reverse, but that's not the economic theory people choose to go with. It's all about making as much money as possible. (Sometimes I see why capitalists catch such grief!) It makes more sense in some instances to lower the prices when something is in demand. With more and more people going to culinary school, the school could lower its fees and still make money. They would then get more people. But this is the step right before price gouging. This is where people insist that only those who need something should be able to afford it. But this is utterly ridiculous. In America, prices of all schools are high. The more the government subsidizes education, the more it costs. The more students who go, the more it costs. I would like to see more culinary schools. That's effectively a trade school. We could use more of those in America. Instead, people are going to college to learn how to occupy Wall Street. You can't make this up. I'm not sure how bright their futures are going to be. And to make matters worse, they won't even know how to cook!

Because there have been a lot of new Hotels lately, and with the ever growing numbers of hotel worldwide its just normal that they would get some chefs because of the Food and Beverage department it is one of the most important income generating sources in a hotel aside from the Rooms division.Yes food and beverage has been growing in terms of popularity recently due to tourism in the Philippines... and when tourist check in a hotel they would normally dine in in the hotels restaurant section...because they are hungry. It also depends on schools usually culinary schools cost 100k in the Philippines some are 200k or more.The more the school is well know or have produced excellent chefs throughout the year well then expect fr a high amount of tuition.Pastry arts schools are actually way more cheaper its like 35k to 50k and again depends on the school. another reason is that your actually paying for their equipment that you will use throughout your semester in that culinary school and as well as the knowledge and techniques those world class chef instructors teaching you...they are expensive...

To cultivate a good chef is a very difficult task. Like how to select food and vegetable stuff and how to match the spices. Especially for those who prepare for foods for foreigners. Because different countries have different cultures. A good chef must have a good knowledge of foreign cultures. PS, high paid-job calls for high-tuition training.

Well for you to create quality chef's you need to get quality professors and affiliations from expensive restos and hotels for you to be able to have ojt's there that is probably why, and i think more people just wants to be able to cook decent meals at home that is why more of these culinary schools are sprouting out.

I think in the future, chefs are still needed since it deals with food. Food that are one of the basic needs for people. Culinary arts is one of the profession that you can apply it by sea, air and land which some other professions can't. By the way, not all culinary schools are expensive. There are other culinary arts schools in the Philippines are affordable.

I think it has something to do with the certificate or authorization of the school to teach and give diplomas to the students which is not easy to get. And the knowledge that the chefs teach the students are something that takes years of experience and they are putting they're name on the line if the student gets a diploma but performs poorly. Another is knives and cooking ingredients which are expensive too. I'm a culinary arts graduate from the philippines by the way. :)

I would love to enroll in a culinary school but is worrying about the same thing. I am aware of commercial cooking trainings done by TESDA and sometimes, it is for free for some. But then they try to choose their scholars. Those who belong to a certain bracket of socioeconomic status. You see I am not rich and if it were based on my financial status, I would most definitely qualify but then they reasoned that I am a nurse and has more opportunities to find a job which pays well (which is not true. It's all over the news). They only really cater marginalized students. But maybe the picture changes if you have the right connections or insiders?

In my opinion, the reason is when students graduate from this school, they will find a job easily as companies like hotels or restaurants are seeking this competence. Or graduates from this school can easily create a job themselves.

It is understood that culinary is really expensive because of the talent fee for the teachers who are teaching you and of course to the tools that will be used including the laboratory. So no doubts about it. I don't have any idea how come culinary is in demand that people wants to take it. But I think that thing is much better because at least we can use that in practical life like at home or if in case you can't be able to get a job in fine dine in restaurants at least you can make your own store or even in carinderia you can cook. But yeah seriously they can do that. Rather than forcing the parents that their kids should take the nursing which that couldn't be an easy course because aside from being in demand nowadays that is one of the very hard course which should be taken seriously because that is working about the life of human.

I had read the response of our fellow myLotters. They got a point there. As what they say. "The higher the demand, The higher the supply" As for me I find it to be expensive it's because the materials needed for cooking is also included on the fees. Here in the Philippines, We Filipinos love to eat. Eating is one of our from of bonding with our friends and relatives. It is also beneficial to learn culinary so that we might start our own restaurant.

Last year I was thinking about taking culinary class during the spring break and I was so surprise found out that they ask me $75,000 for taking the course. I was thinking the same thing as you, why it is so expensive to learn tobe a good cook?