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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.


 

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

Our analysis found Institute of Culinary Education to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Institute of Culinary Education is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 677 students majoring in culinary arts at Institute of Culinary Education, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#2

Culinary Tech Center

White Plains, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Culinary Tech Center is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Culinary Tech Center is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of White Plains.

Of the 68 students majoring in culinary arts at Culinary Tech Center, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Anne Arundel Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . AACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

About 71% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Commonwealth Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CTI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dover.

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With a ranking of #6, Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

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#6

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 60% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#6

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

About 33% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Westmoreland County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.

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Hudson County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
New Jersey 167
Maryland 153
Delaware 30

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

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 31 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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