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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

With 333 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #15 most popular major in Wisconsin.

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 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 Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Gateway Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 35% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 55% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Lakeshore Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Wisconsin. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

About 60% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#5

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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With a ranking of #6, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

Women make up 38% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Nicolet Area Technical College

Rhinelander, WI

Nicolet Area Technical 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 #10 on the list. Nicolet Area Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rhinelander.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 413
Indiana 181
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 10 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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