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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 22,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Escoffier - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Women make up 71% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Escoffier - Boulder accumulate an average of around $8,986 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $87.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in culinary arts at PPCC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Davis Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Kaysville, Davis Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in culinary arts at Davis Tech, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Bridgerland Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Bridgerland ATC is a small public school located in the city of Logan.

Of the 17 students majoring in culinary arts at Bridgerland ATC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Southwest Technical College

Cedar City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the town of Cedar City.

Of the 13 students majoring in culinary arts at Southwest Tech, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Northern Wyoming Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public school with a small student population.

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Ogden-Weber Technical 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, Ogden-Weber Tech College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in culinary arts at Ogden-Weber Tech College, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

Dixie Technical 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in culinary arts at Dixie Tech, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Red Rocks 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

With a ranking of #10, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,756
Utah 157
Idaho 26
Montana 21
Wyoming 17

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 18 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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