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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Washington
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate 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.
The Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Washington 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 Washington to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Colleges.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Culinary Arts
Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Washington. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Clover Park Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LWTech are $4,710 a year.
Full Culinary Arts at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report
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 |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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