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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 1,430 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #12 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. 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.
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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Texas 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.
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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Lee College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 28% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 68 students majoring in culinary arts at El Centro College, 47% are male and 53% are female.
The in-demand basic certificate programs at St Philip’s College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 19% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.
Women make up 77% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Full Culinary Arts at Collin County Community College District Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
About 59% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 41% are male.
Full Culinary Arts at Tarrant County College District Report
Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in culinary arts at Lamar Institute of Technology, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 65% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Full Culinary Arts at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin Report
South Plains 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 59% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
South Texas 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 city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a very large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 29% are male.
Northeast Texas Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in culinary arts at NTCC, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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 |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 376 |
| Oklahoma | 332 |
| New Mexico | 109 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 19 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.