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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #20 most popular major in Ohio with 305 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Ohio 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Ohio. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Chesterland, ICASI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at ICASI, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Ohio. Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Ohio. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

About 50% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in culinary arts at Cincinnati State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#6

Hocking College

Nelsonville, OH

Hocking College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio ranking. Hocking Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Nelsonville.

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Apollo Career Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio ranking. Apollo JVS is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

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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
Michigan 413
Indiana 181
Wisconsin 333
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

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 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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