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2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region
Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Escoffier - Austin take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,342. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $144, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $9,985.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Culinary Institute Inc helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
On average, culinary arts graduates from Culinary Institute LeNotre take out $24,379 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $227, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent associate degree programs at The Art Institute of Dallas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . The Art Institute of Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at The Art Institute of Dallas take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,726. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $213.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
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Lee College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.
While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at OSU Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $15,266 in student debt.
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Del Mar College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Grayson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
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St Philip’s College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 376 |
| Texas | 1,430 |
| Oklahoma | 332 |
| New Mexico | 109 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 22 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).
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