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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree 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.
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 Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best value school in Washington for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CPTC also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 2 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.
LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,378 |
Oregon | 123 |
Nevada | 74 |
Alaska | 33 |
Hawaii | 212 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
Majors Similar to Culinary Arts
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 2 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).
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