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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #15 most popular major in Connecticut with 151 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut.

Our analysis found Manchester Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Connecticut. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Of the 3 students majoring in culinary arts at MCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gateway Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 97
Maine 29
Rhode Island 403
New Hampshire 17

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 3 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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