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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

17 Colleges
$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 342 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #16 most popular major in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named International Air and Hospitality Academy the most popular school in Washington for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. International Air and Hospitality Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

About 37% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 63% are male.

Culinary Arts majors at International Air and Hospitality Academy take out an average of $7,699 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Culinary Arts at International Air and Hospitality Academy Report

Out of the 17 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Spokane Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,138.

Full Culinary Arts at Spokane Community College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Washington. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

About 56% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at South Puget Sound Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Washington. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Olympia.

About 83% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 17% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Renton Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Washington. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Renton.

About 40% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Renton Technical College Report

With a ranking of #6, Bellingham Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

About 36% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#7

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Seattle Central College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#8

South Seattle College

Seattle, WA

South Seattle College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. South Seattle is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

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With a ranking of #9, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

With a ranking of #9, Skagit Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Mount Vernon.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,378
Oregon 123
Nevada 74
Alaska 33
Hawaii 212

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 17 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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