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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Hawaii

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2021-2022, culinary arts students earned 212 degrees and certificates from a Hawaii school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Hawaii ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Culinary Arts Colleges.

Top Hawaii Trade Schools in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii Maui College the best school in Hawaii for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the remote town of Hilo.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 342
California 1,378
Oregon 123
Nevada 74
Alaska 33

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 3 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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