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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

With 342 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #16 most popular major in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Washington

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

Top Washington Trade Schools in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named International Air and Hospitality Academy the best school in Washington for culinary arts students. International Air and Hospitality Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

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The excellent programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Washington. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,378
Oregon 123
Nevada 74
Alaska 33
Hawaii 212

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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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