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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kansas

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kansas

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 96 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #21 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kansas 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.

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the most popular school in Kansas for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. JCCC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

About 63% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#2

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Butler Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 64% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Butler CC accumulate an average of around $15,471 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Flint Hills Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Emporia, Flint Hills Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#4

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

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

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

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 87
Minnesota 125
South Dakota 3
Iowa 200
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 130

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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