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Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$25,853 Avg Salary
$16,579 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 22,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 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 the Rocky Mountains Region . Escoffier - Boulder is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Boulder.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pueblo Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community 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 Emily Griffith Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Emily Griffith is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

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The excellent programs at Mountainland Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mountainland Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lehi.

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Red Rocks Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Utah Valley University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

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#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,756
Utah 157
Idaho 26
Montana 21
Wyoming 17

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 27 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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