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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Iowa

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$25,889 Avg Salary
$9,615 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2021-2022, 200 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Iowa 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.


 

Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the most popular school in Iowa for culinary arts students. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Iowa list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

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#4

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

The excellent programs at Iowa Western Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Iowa. Iowa Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Council Bluffs.

Full Culinary Arts at Iowa Western Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Indian Hills Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

Marshalltown Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Iowa list. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Marshalltown.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 87
Minnesota 125
South Dakota 3
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 130

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

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 8 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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