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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maine

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maine

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 29 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maine 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.

Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maine.

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the most popular school in Maine for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in culinary arts at SMCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Maine Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means York County Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Kennebec Valley Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Maine. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Kennebec Valley Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,307.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 97
Connecticut 151
Rhode Island 403
New Hampshire 17

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

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 5 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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