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Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the culinary arts basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Culinary Education the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Institute of Culinary Education is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Dover.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Pittsburgh Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Hudson County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Kingsborough Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate culinary arts programs. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
New Jersey 167
Maryland 153
Delaware 30

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

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 6 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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