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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 153 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #12 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Anne Arundel Community College the most popular school in Maryland for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

Women make up 76% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Prince George’s Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in culinary arts at PGCC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Prince George’s Community College Report

#3

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 83% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allegany College of Maryland. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in culinary arts at Allegany College of Maryland, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#5

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the city of Rockville.

Full Culinary Arts at Montgomery College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Frederick Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
New Jersey 167
Delaware 30

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 6 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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