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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
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 .
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Schools
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 city of Sioux City.
Women make up 47% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
About 72% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 28% are male.
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 small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Iowa Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Davenport.
Of the 14 students majoring in culinary arts at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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 college 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.
Northeast Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.
East Central College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region 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.
Metropolitan Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in culinary arts at MCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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 |
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
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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