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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Bridgeton.
Women make up 60% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Saint Louis Community College carry an average student debt load of $9,079.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 36% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
On average, culinary arts graduates from DMACC take out $9,745 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 70% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in culinary arts at Southeast Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Southeast Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,745.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in culinary arts at OTC, 38% are male and 63% are female.
Culinary Arts majors at OTC take out an average of $12,671 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #6, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in culinary arts at Kirkwood Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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Johnson County Community 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in culinary arts at JCCC, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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Saint Paul College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Of the 20 students majoring in culinary arts at Saint Paul College, 40% are male and 60% are female.
On average, culinary arts graduates from Saint Paul College take out $11,696 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Butler Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of El Dorado.
About 64% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 36% are male.
On average, culinary arts graduates from Butler CC take out $15,471 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Central Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
Women make up 80% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 96 |
| Missouri | 87 |
| Minnesota | 125 |
| South Dakota | 3 |
| Iowa | 200 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| Nebraska | 130 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
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 25 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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