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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Women make up 47% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Of the 23 students majoring in culinary arts at Central Community College, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 78% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Eastern Iowa Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Plains States Region . Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

Of the 14 students majoring in culinary arts at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#6

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

With a ranking of #6, Iowa Western Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in culinary arts at Iowa Western Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Northeast Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

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#8

East Central College

Union, MO

East Central 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. East Central College is a small public school located in the rural area of Union.

Of the 25 students majoring in culinary arts at East Central College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Metropolitan Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in culinary arts at MCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Hibbing Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 87
Minnesota 125
South Dakota 3
Iowa 200
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 130

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

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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