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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year.
El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.
Lee College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,857 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Grayson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,692 per year.
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Kilgore College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.
Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,256 in tuition and fees each year.
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Tarrant County College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.
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Central New Mexico Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,978 per year.
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St Philip’s College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Philip’s College are $14,272 per year.
Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 376 |
| Texas | 1,430 |
| Oklahoma | 332 |
| New Mexico | 109 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 16 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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