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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 analysis found Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in California. Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.
Out of the 59 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Mission College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Los Angeles Mission College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sylmar.
The excellent programs at Cerritos College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in California. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Coast College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grossmont College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of El Cajon, Grossmont College is a public school with a large student population.
Riverside City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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 large city of Long Beach.
Chaffey College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Chaffey College is a large public school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.
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.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| 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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