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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,298 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in Florida 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Education Institute the most popular school in Florida for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Florida Education Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

Full Culinary Arts at Florida Education Institute Report

#2

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#3

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

Out of the 45 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Sheridan Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hollywood, Sheridan Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 42% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Sheridan Technical College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State College at Jacksonville is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

About 70% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William T McFatter Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. William T McFatter Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Davie.

Of the 22 students majoring in culinary arts at William T McFatter Technical College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#6

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in culinary arts at Valencia College, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Suncoast Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Suncoast Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Sarasota.

Of the 18 students majoring in culinary arts at Suncoast Technical College, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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Erwin Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large city of Tampa, Erwin Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Erwin Technical College Report

#9

First Coast Technical College

Saint Augustine, FL

With a ranking of #9, First Coast Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. First Coast Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Saint Augustine.

About 38% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 62% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Hillsborough Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at HCC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Culinary Arts majors at HCC take out an average of $15,692 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 864
South Carolina 215
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
Virginia 357
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Tennessee 104
Mississippi 320

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

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 27 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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