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Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$4,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,389 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 359 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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


 

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Somerset Community College the best value school in Kentucky for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCC are $4,560 per year.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Somerset Community College

#2

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Out of the 2 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Sullivan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sullivan University are $14,220 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Sullivan University carry an average student debtload of $14,715. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $320.

Sullivan University also took the #4 spot in our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Full Culinary Arts at Sullivan University Report

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 215
Georgia 864
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
Louisiana 367
West Virginia 59
Virginia 357
Alabama 94
Tennessee 104
Mississippi 320

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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