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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

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. 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.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Commonwealth Technical Institute the most popular school in Pennsylvania for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. CTI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Johnstown.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

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Out of the 12 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Westmoreland County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

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Out of the 12 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Community College of Allegheny County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Mercyhurst University 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 #7 on the list. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana County Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Indiana, ICTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the small suburb of Johnstown, Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
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 12 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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