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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.
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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 analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
About 60% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Lake County is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 84% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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 medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.
Of the 33 students majoring in culinary arts at ECC, 42% are male and 58% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 76% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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 moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.
About 35% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 65% are male.
Sinclair Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.
About 70% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 30% are male.
Madison Area Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 45% are male.
Fox Valley Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
Of the 16 students majoring in culinary arts at FVTC, 38% are male and 63% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Lakeshore Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. 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.
Best 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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