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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Michigan

8 Colleges
$23,917 Avg Salary
$12,944 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the #13 most popular major in Michigan with 413 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Michigan

Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Michigan Trade Schools in Culinary Arts

#1

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Rapids Community College the best school in Michigan for culinary arts students. Grand Rapids Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary). The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Roseville, Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) is a private for-profit college with a student population.

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#3

Baker College

Owosso, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Michigan list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

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#4

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Michigan list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.

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#5

Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oakland Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Auburn Hills.

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Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kalamazoo.

Full Culinary Arts at Kalamazoo Valley Community College Report

#7

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern Michigan College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

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Macomb Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 181
Wisconsin 333
Ohio 305
Illinois 668

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

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 8 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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