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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Alabama

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

With 94 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #23 most popular major in Alabama.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named H Councill Trenholm State Community College the most popular school in Alabama for culinary arts students. Trenholm State is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

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Our analysis found Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, Drake State is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Shelton State Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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Bishop State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Bishop State Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.

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University of North Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 864
South Carolina 215
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
Virginia 357
Kentucky 359
Tennessee 104
Mississippi 320

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 7 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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