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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2021-2022, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in New Jersey 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 2023 rankings named Hudson County Community College the most popular school in New Jersey for culinary arts students. HCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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The excellent programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlantic Cape Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County Vocational-Technical School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey list. OCVTS is a small public school located in the suburb of Toms River.

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Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Passaic County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. PCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Paterson.

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Rowan College at Burlington County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. RCBC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mount Laurel.

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Eastwick College - Hackensack landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackensack.

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Mercer County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Middlesex County College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Middlesex County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Edison.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
Maryland 153
Delaware 30

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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