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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Florida

51 Colleges
$22,489 Avg Salary
$16,832 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,298 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

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 Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in Florida 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the most popular school in Florida for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Education Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida Education Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 51 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the # 4 spot on the list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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Out of the 51 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Florida list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

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William T McFatter Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. William T McFatter Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Davie.

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#8

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

With a ranking of #8, Atlantic Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

Sheridan Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Hollywood, Sheridan Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, FL

Manatee Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. MTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Bradenton.

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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
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
Virginia 357
Alabama 94
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 25 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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