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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Culinary Arts is the #16 most popular major in California with 1,378 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which undergraduate 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Cerritos College the best value school in California for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cerritos College are $1,364 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Los Angeles Trade Technical College are $1,238 per year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Antelope Valley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in California. UAV is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.
On average, culinary arts graduates from UAV take out $9,439 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Fresno Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clovis.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Fresno Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $10,379 in student debt.
Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 342 |
Oregon | 123 |
Nevada | 74 |
Alaska | 33 |
Hawaii | 212 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
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 4 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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