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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate 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.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts
Our analysis found Johnson County Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.
JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,318 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Saint Paul College carry an average student debtload of $8,369.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Saint Paul College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year. Culinary Arts majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $10,957 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $6,244 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,680 per year.
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Kirkwood Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kirkwood Community College are $7,604 a year.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 a year.
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Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OTC are $6,368 a year.
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Butler Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.
Butler CC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,010 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 96 |
| Missouri | 87 |
| Minnesota | 125 |
| South Dakota | 3 |
| Iowa | 200 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| Nebraska | 130 |
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
Majors Similar to Culinary Arts
| 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 9 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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