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2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,430 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Texas 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 Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for culinary arts majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very 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 #2 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 11 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the # 4 spot on the 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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#5

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Tarrant County College District 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 #6 on the list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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#7

Grayson College

Denison, TX

Grayson 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Kilgore College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 376
Oklahoma 332
New Mexico 109

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 11 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.

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