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Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin

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$28,144 Avg Salary
$10,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

With 333 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #15 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Wisconsin 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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The excellent programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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Lakeshore Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

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Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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Northcentral Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI

Moraine Park Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the small city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 413
Indiana 181
Ohio 305
Illinois 668

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 17 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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