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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona

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Culinary Arts is the #13 most popular major in Arizona with 376 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Arizona 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Yavapai College the most popular school in Arizona for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Yavapai College Report

Out of the 15 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#3

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Culinary Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list. Arizona Culinary Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

About 65% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Arizona Culinary Institute Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Scottsdale Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

Of the 13 students majoring in culinary arts at Scottsdale Community College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, GateWay Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.

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Regional Center for Border Health 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Somerton, Regional Center for Border Health is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona 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 #8 on the list. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

Women make up 13% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Pima Community 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 45% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#10

Mohave Community College

Kingman, AZ

Mohave Community 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,430
Oklahoma 332
New Mexico 109

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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 15 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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