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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 22,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 96 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for culinary arts students. Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Kapiolani CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Mission College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles Mission College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sylmar.

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Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.

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#5

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

The excellent programs at Orange Coast College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

Full Culinary Arts at Orange Coast College Report

#6

Grossmont College

El Cajon, CA

Grossmont College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of El Cajon, Grossmont College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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International Air and Hospitality Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. International Air and Hospitality Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

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#8

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.

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College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSN is a very large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #11 on the list. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the city of Kahului.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

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Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

With a ranking of #13, Long Beach City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Long Beach City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #14 on the list. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI
16 Lane Community College Eugene, OR
16 Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA
18 Columbia College Sonora, CA
19 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA

Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 342
California 1,378
Oregon 123
Nevada 74
Alaska 33
Hawaii 212

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

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 25 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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