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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 1,430 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #12 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. 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.
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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Texas 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.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Texas
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 Texas for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Centro College are $4,050 a year.
El Centro College also made our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $3,882 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Lee College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great value for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year.
Full Culinary Arts at Tarrant County College District Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at San Jacinto Community College
The excellent basic certificate programs at South Plains College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,473 per year.
Grayson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.
Grayson College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,132 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Kilgore College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate culinary arts programs. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $4,056 per year.
St Philip’s College landed the #8 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 college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St Philip’s College are $6,742 a year.
Houston Community 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 #9 on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Texas State Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,969 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Texas State Technical College
Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 376 |
| 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 11 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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