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Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Oklahoma

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Oklahoma

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Oklahoma. With 332 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Oklahoma ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Oklahoma 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Oklahoma Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Culinary Arts

#1

Metro Technology Centers

Oklahoma City, OK

Our analysis found Metro Technology Centers to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Oklahoma. Metro Technology Centers is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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#1

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Our 2023 rankings named Francis Tuttle Technology Center the best value school in Oklahoma for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 376
Texas 1,430
New Mexico 109

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 10,546
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 5,029
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,303
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,394
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 786
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 335
Institutional Food Workers 204
Culinary Science/Culinology 203
Bartending/Bartender 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 82
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 28
Wine Steward/Sommelier 8

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 2 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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