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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
With 333 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #15 most popular major in Wisconsin.
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 Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Wisconsin
Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Wisconsin Trade Schools in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best school in Wisconsin for culinary arts students. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
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The excellent programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Wisconsin. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
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Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.
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Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 413 |
Indiana | 181 |
Ohio | 305 |
Illinois | 668 |
Culinary Arts Related Rankings by Major
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 6 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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