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Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana

2 Colleges
$25,389 Avg Salary
$15,195 Avg Student Debt

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.

View our full ranking methodology.


 

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

#1

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

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.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Delgado Community College

#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

The excellent associate degree programs at Nicholls State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Louisiana. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Nicholls State University

Best 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
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 is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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