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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #13 most popular major in Michigan with 413 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.

Check out the culinary arts basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

Our 2023 rankings named Washtenaw Community College the most popular school in Michigan for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Washtenaw Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Macomb Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at Macomb Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Macomb Community College Report

#3

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan list. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.

Of the 10 students majoring in culinary arts at Schoolcraft College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#3

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Michigan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

Women make up 83% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#5

Jackson College

Jackson, MI

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Jackson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Michigan. Jackson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Jackson.

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#6

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Henry Ford 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College 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.

Full Culinary Arts at Henry Ford College Report

#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #7, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Full Culinary Arts at Ferris State University Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 181
Wisconsin 333
Ohio 305
Illinois 668

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 7 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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