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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the #13 most popular major in Arizona with 376 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Arizona 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our analysis found Arizona Culinary Institute to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Arizona Culinary Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

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The excellent programs at Estrella Mountain Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Arizona. Located in the midsize suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yavapai College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.

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Pima Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona Western College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

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With a ranking of #8, Mohave Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

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GateWay Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,430
Oklahoma 332
New Mexico 109

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 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.

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