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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Maine

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2021-2022, 29 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine 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.

Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maine.

Our 2023 rankings named York County Community College the most popular school in Maine for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at York County Community College

#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

The excellent programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Maine. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Southern Maine Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Eastern Maine Community College

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Central Maine Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kennebec Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Kennebec Valley Community College Report

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
Connecticut 151
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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 5 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.

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