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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Connecticut

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$21,612 Avg Salary
$12,096 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the #15 most popular major in Connecticut with 151 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Connecticut 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 Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton the most popular school in Connecticut for culinary arts students. Located in the suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Manchester Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Connecticut. MCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Manchester.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwalk Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Connecticut list. NCC is a small public school located in the small city of Norwalk.

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Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Technical Education Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bristol Technical Education Center is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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With a ranking of #6, Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 97
Maine 29
Rhode Island 403
New Hampshire 17

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

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 6 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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