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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.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.
El Centro College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $4,302 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lee College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,857 a year.
The excellent basic certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grayson College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. 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.
Kilgore College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate culinary arts programs. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $5,256 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per 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 large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a 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 college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,978 a year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Central New Mexico Community College
St Philip’s College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a large student population.
St Philip’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,272 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
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