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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the culinary arts basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Delaware Technical Community College - Terry the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Dover.
Delaware Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,808 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kingsborough Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,132 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.
Pittsburgh Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,974 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 per year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCCC are $11,798 a year.
Institute of Culinary Education ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Institute of Culinary Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Institute of Culinary Education
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,514 |
| Pennsylvania | 327 |
| New Jersey | 167 |
| Maryland | 153 |
| Delaware | 30 |
Culinary Arts Related Majors for Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Culinary Arts
| 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 6 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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