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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
The Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 74 schools in the Southwest 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.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Culinary Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St Philip’s College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Culinary Institute Inc ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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With a ranking of #7, Collin County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.
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Scottsdale Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Francis Tuttle Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.
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The Culinary School of Fort Worth landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. The Culinary School of Fort Worth is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX |
| 13 | Houston Community College | Houston, TX |
| 14 | Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale, AZ |
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 376 |
| Texas | 1,430 |
| Oklahoma | 332 |
| New Mexico | 109 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
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