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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey

13 Colleges
$25,389 Avg Salary
$15,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 2023 rankings named Hudson County Community College the most popular school in New Jersey for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. HCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

Women make up 63% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

On average, culinary arts graduates from HCCC take out $12,100 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in culinary arts at Brookdale Community College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

Women make up 59% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Atlantic Cape Community College take out an average of $14,356 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at Atlantic Cape Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rowan College at Burlington County is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. RCBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel.

Women make up 58% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastwick College - Hackensack is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackensack.

Of the 9 students majoring in culinary arts at Eastwick College - Hackensack, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Eastwick College - Hackensack Report

With a ranking of #6, Passaic County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. PCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Paterson.

Women make up 80% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Passaic County Community College Report

Mercer County Community 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 rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 53% are male.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Mercer County Community College

Middlesex County College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Middlesex County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Edison.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Raritan Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. RVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

Full Culinary Arts at Raritan Valley Community College Report

#10

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

With a ranking of #10, County College of Morris did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at County College of Morris, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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
Maryland 153
Delaware 30

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

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 13 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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