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2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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In 2021-2022, 22,075 people earned a degree or certificate in culinary arts, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

Of the 102 students majoring in culinary arts at Trident Technical College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SOWELA Technical Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their online basic certificate. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

About 64% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 36% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in culinary arts at UA Pulaski Tech, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Scottsdale Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 77% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their online basic certificate. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for culinary arts students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#6

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

Ozarka College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Melbourne, Ozarka College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in culinary arts at Ozarka College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#6

National Holistic Institute

Emeryville, CA

National Holistic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Emeryville, National Holistic Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in culinary arts at National Holistic Institute, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

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 8 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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