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2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
With 367 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #15 most popular major in Louisiana.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana
Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Louisiana Trade Schools for an Associate in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Delgado Community College the best school in Louisiana for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.
On average, culinary arts graduates from Delgado Community College take out $24,673 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.
Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 215 |
Georgia | 864 |
Arkansas | 283 |
North Carolina | 811 |
Florida | 1,298 |
Virginia | 357 |
West Virginia | 59 |
Tennessee | 104 |
Alabama | 94 |
Kentucky | 359 |
Mississippi | 320 |
Culinary Arts Related Rankings by Major
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 10,546 |
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 5,029 |
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts | 3,303 |
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager | 1,394 |
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant | 786 |
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services | 335 |
Institutional Food Workers | 204 |
Culinary Science/Culinology | 203 |
Bartending/Bartender | 157 |
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager | 82 |
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter | 28 |
Wine Steward/Sommelier | 8 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 124,611 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
More about our data sources and methodologies.