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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 22,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.


 

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

Our analysis found Pueblo Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in culinary arts at Pueblo Community College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Escoffier - Boulder is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Emily Griffith Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Emily Griffith is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 36 students majoring in culinary arts at Emily Griffith, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Mountainland Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mountainland Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lehi.

About 70% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Red Rocks Community 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 Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

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Pickens Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Aurora.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#8

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public college with a medium-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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Uintah Basin Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Roosevelt, UBTech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 53% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#10

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,756
Utah 157
Idaho 26
Montana 21
Wyoming 17

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 14 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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