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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Culinary Arts is the #16 most popular major in California with 1,378 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 59 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in California
Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for culinary arts students. Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Los Angeles Mission College is a great place for culinary arts students. Los Angeles Mission College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sylmar.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cerritos College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in California list. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in California list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grossmont College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the large suburb of El Cajon, Grossmont College is a public college with a large student population.
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Riverside City College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in California 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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Los Angeles Trade Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.
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Long Beach City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Long Beach City College is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
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Chaffey College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in California ranking. Chaffey College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.
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With a ranking of #10, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Columbia Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sonora.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 342 |
| Oregon | 123 |
| Nevada | 74 |
| Alaska | 33 |
| Hawaii | 212 |
Culinary Arts Related Majors
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
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 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.
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