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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arizona

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #13 most popular major in Arizona with 376 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arizona 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 Scottsdale Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arizona. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

Women make up 81% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pima Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the midsize suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

Of the 3 students majoring in culinary arts at AWC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Cochise County Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona 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 #6 on the list. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

About 75% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Mohave Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#8

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,430
Oklahoma 332
New Mexico 109

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

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 8 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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