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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the most popular major in Colorado with 2,756 degrees and certificates handed out 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. 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 Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado.

Our 2023 rankings named Pueblo Community College the most popular school in Colorado for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

About 19% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 81% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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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 Colorado list. PPCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

Of the 18 students majoring in culinary arts at PPCC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emily Griffith Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 28% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Colorado. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

Women make up 68% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Pickens Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in culinary arts at Pickens Technical College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.

Women make up 75% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa 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 #8 on the list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Of the 20 students majoring in culinary arts at Colorado Mesa, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 157
Idaho 26
Montana 21
Wyoming 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 8 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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