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2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
With 87 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #26 most popular major in Missouri.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Missouri
The following schools top our list of the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.
Top Missouri Trade Schools for an Associate in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Ozarks Technical Community College the best school in Missouri for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at OTC accumulate an average of around $12,671 in student debt.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Ozarks Technical Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Bridgeton.
After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Saint Louis Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,079.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 96 |
| Minnesota | 125 |
| South Dakota | 3 |
| Iowa | 200 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| Nebraska | 130 |
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 Majors Related to Culinary Arts
| 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).
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