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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 22,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.
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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Pickens Technical College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the large city of Aurora.
Pickens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,830 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $15,714 per year.
PPCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Escoffier - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emily Griffith Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Emily Griffith is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Denver.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Emily Griffith Technical College
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 2,756 |
| Utah | 157 |
| Idaho | 26 |
| Montana | 21 |
| Wyoming | 17 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 4 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.
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