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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 1,298 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #14 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.
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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Florida 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.
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 Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Culinary Arts
Our analysis found Valencia College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Florida. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year.
Valencia College also made our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list, coming in at #5.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami Dade College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, MDC also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Pensacola State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pensacola State are $2,365 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.
Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater is a great value for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Clearwater, Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a public college with a small student population.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lively Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Lively is a public school with a small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Orange Technical College - Westside Campus is a great value for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. OTC Westside is a small public school located in the large suburb of Winter Garden.
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Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Eustis, Lake Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 215 |
Georgia | 864 |
Arkansas | 283 |
North Carolina | 811 |
West Virginia | 59 |
Virginia | 357 |
Louisiana | 367 |
Tennessee | 104 |
Alabama | 94 |
Kentucky | 359 |
Mississippi | 320 |
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 Related Majors
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 8 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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