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2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas
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
Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best school in Texas for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The excellent basic certificate programs at St Philip’s College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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.
With a ranking of #6, 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.
Grayson College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.
San Jacinto Community 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 suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Texas State Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.
Kilgore College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 376 |
| 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 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).
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