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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 91% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 9% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Kennedy-King College carry an average student debt load of $5,257.

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#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Grand Rapids Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 8% are male.

Culinary Arts majors at Grand Rapids Community College take out an average of $10,832 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

About 27% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 73% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in culinary arts at Cuyahoga Community College District, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) is a private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Roseville.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) take out $12,588 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $100.

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#6

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Women make up 58% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Michigan Career and Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a small public school located in the rural area of Plainwell.

Of the 26 students majoring in culinary arts at Michigan Career and Technical Institute, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Elgin Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

About 80% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Madison Area Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Madison College take out $12,047 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 413
Indiana 181
Wisconsin 333
Ohio 305
Illinois 668

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

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 26 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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