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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 94 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #23 most popular major in Alabama.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alabama 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 2023 rankings named H Councill Trenholm State Community College the most popular school in Alabama for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Trenholm State is a small public school located in the city of Montgomery.

Women make up 87% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at H Councill Trenholm State Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Alabama. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small public school located in the city of Birmingham.

About 50% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bishop State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Bishop State Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.

Women make up 54% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Bishop State Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shelton State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Women make up 75% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, Drake State is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in culinary arts at Drake State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Report

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Located in the distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 215
Georgia 864
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
Louisiana 367
West Virginia 59
Virginia 357
Kentucky 359
Tennessee 104
Mississippi 320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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