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Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$3,497 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,389 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 96 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kansas 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.


 

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

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

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

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $2,784 per year.

JCCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kansas rankings.

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#2

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Out of the 2 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Butler CC are $4,210 a year. Culinary Arts majors at Butler CC take out an average of $15,471 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at Butler Community College Report

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 87
Minnesota 125
South Dakota 3
Iowa 200
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 130

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 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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