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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 283 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track 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.

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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arkansas 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 Arkansas.

Our analysis found University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arkansas. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

Women make up 76% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. NWACC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.

Of the 34 students majoring in culinary arts at NWACC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at NorthWest Arkansas Community College Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Arkansas State University Mid-South helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the large suburb of West Memphis, ASU Mid-South is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Arkansas State University Mid-South

#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

Women make up 54% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#5

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ozarka College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Ozarka College is a small public school located in the remote area of Melbourne.

Women make up 56% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Ozarka College Report

Black River Technical 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. Black River Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Pocahontas.

Full Culinary Arts at Black River Technical College Report

South Arkansas Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public school with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at South Arkansas Community College Report

Arkansas State University - Newport landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

About 25% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Arkansas State University - Newport

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 215
Georgia 864
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
Virginia 357
Tennessee 104
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Mississippi 320

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 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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