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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2021-2022, 359 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #16 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.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Kentucky 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .

#1

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Sullivan University the most popular school in Kentucky for culinary arts students. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Somerset Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.

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Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. ACTC is a small public school located in the city of Ashland.

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Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Maysville Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

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With a ranking of #6, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 215
Georgia 864
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
Louisiana 367
West Virginia 59
Virginia 357
Alabama 94
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 10 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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