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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Washington
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
With 342 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #16 most popular major in Washington.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.
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 Washington ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Washington 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 Washington
Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named International Air and Hospitality Academy the most popular school in Washington for culinary arts students. International Air and Hospitality Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clover Park Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.
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The excellent programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Washington. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bellingham Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.
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Seattle Central 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 Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Clark College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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South Seattle College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. South Seattle is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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With a ranking of #9, Renton Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Renton.
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South Puget Sound Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Olympia.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,378 |
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
Majors Similar to Culinary Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 20 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.