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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
About 60% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Lake County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 84% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elgin Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.
Of the 33 students majoring in culinary arts at ECC, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 76% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.
About 35% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 65% are male.
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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
About 70% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 30% are male.
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Madison Area Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 45% are male.
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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.
Of the 16 students majoring in culinary arts at FVTC, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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Lakeshore Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in culinary arts at LTC, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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Lake Land College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.
Women make up 23% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 413 |
| Indiana | 181 |
| Wisconsin | 333 |
| Ohio | 305 |
| Illinois | 668 |
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 27 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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