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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the most popular major in Colorado with 2,756 degrees and certificates handed out 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. 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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Colorado to see which programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.

Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. PPCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

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Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

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Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Emily Griffith Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Colorado list. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#6

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain 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. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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Pickens Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 157
Idaho 26
Montana 21
Wyoming 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 8 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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