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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 342 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #16 most popular major in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Spokane Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Washington. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#1

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle Central College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#3

South Seattle College

Seattle, WA

Out of the 14 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, South Seattle College landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Seattle is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 16 students majoring in culinary arts at South Seattle, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in culinary arts at LWTech, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

Women make up 61% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#6

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 69% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Bellingham Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Of the 17 students majoring in culinary arts at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Bates Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Renton Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Renton.

Women make up 33% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#10

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

With a ranking of #10, Skagit Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Mount Vernon.

Of the 7 students majoring in culinary arts at Skagit Valley College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,378
Oregon 123
Nevada 74
Alaska 33
Hawaii 212

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

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 14 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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