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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

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$25,389 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 59 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #18 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia 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 analysis found Pierpont Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in culinary arts at Pierpont Community and Technical College, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

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

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the small city of Wheeling.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at WVNCC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at West Virginia Northern Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. MCTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Huntington.

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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
Virginia 357
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Tennessee 104
Mississippi 320

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 4 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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