2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
In 2021-2022, 357 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Virginia 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.
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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular school in Virginia for culinary arts students. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at Rappahannock Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Virginia. Located in the rural area of Glenns, RCC is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 15 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Tidewater Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Central Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Central Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Southside Virginia Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Columbia College 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 large suburb of Vienna, Columbia College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Piedmont Virginia Community College 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 suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 864 |
South Carolina | 215 |
Arkansas | 283 |
North Carolina | 811 |
Florida | 1,298 |
West Virginia | 59 |
Louisiana | 367 |
Alabama | 94 |
Kentucky | 359 |
Tennessee | 104 |
Mississippi | 320 |
Culinary Arts Related Majors
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 15 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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