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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in New Jersey 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named County College of Morris the most popular school in New Jersey for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in culinary arts at County College of Morris, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. HCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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

Of the 5 students majoring in culinary arts at Middlesex County College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Passaic County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. PCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Paterson.

Of the 12 students majoring in culinary arts at PCCC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Mercer County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Rowan College at Burlington County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey list. RCBC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel.

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With a ranking of #6, Bergen Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Paramus, Bergen Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Atlantic Cape Community 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. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

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With a ranking of #6, Cumberland County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Cumberland County College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vineland.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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 9 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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