2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Washington

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

International Air and Hospitality Academy

Vancouver, WA

52 Degrees

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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

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#2

Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, WA

31 Degrees

Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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#3

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland, WA

26 Degrees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school 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 Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

Culinary Arts Related Rankings by Major

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

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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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