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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Hampshire

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

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 17 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a New Hampshire college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Hampshire ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Hampshire 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 White Mountains Community College the most popular school in New Hampshire for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Berlin, White Mountains Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nashua Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the city of Nashua, Nashua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in culinary arts at Nashua Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 3 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Lakes Region Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lakes Region Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Laconia.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 97
Maine 29
Connecticut 151
Rhode Island 403

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 3 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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