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2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for culinary arts majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Arizona Culinary Institute to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metro Technology Centers landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, Metro Technology Centers is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lee College 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 Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Francis Tuttle Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.
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St Philip’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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South Plains College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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With a ranking of #10, Grayson College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
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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 16 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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