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Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$3,257 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,389 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Hawaii to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for culinary arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.


 

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Culinary Arts

Our analysis found University of Hawaii Maui College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Hawaii. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

UH Maui College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UH Maui College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Hawaii list.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at University of Hawaii Maui College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Kapiolani CC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Kapiolani CC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,265.

Kapiolani CC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Hawaii list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hawaii Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the town of Hilo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hawaii CC are $3,204 a year.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Hawaii Community College

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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