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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,298 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Florida 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 Florida.

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the most popular school in Florida for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 301 students majoring in culinary arts at Valencia College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami Dade College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 21 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 42% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at William T McFatter Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Florida. William T McFatter Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Davie.

Women make up 80% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#5

Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, FL

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

Of the 17 students majoring in culinary arts at MTC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Manatee Technical College Report

#6

Charlotte Technical College

Port Charlotte, FL

Charlotte Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. CTC is a fairly small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Port Charlotte.

Of the 18 students majoring in culinary arts at CTC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

With a ranking of #7, Indian River State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 26% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. OTC Orlando is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Orlando.

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Lake Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the suburb of Eustis, Lake Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Clearwater, Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 215
Georgia 864
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
West Virginia 59
Virginia 357
Louisiana 367
Tennessee 104
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Mississippi 320

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 21 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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