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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 367 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #15 most popular major in Louisiana.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named Bossier Parish Community College the most popular school in Louisiana for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bossier Parish Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bossier City.

Women make up 65% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Bossier Parish Community College Report

Our analysis found SOWELA Technical Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in culinary arts at SOWELA, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#3

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Baton Rouge Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Louisiana. BRCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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

Full Culinary Arts at Baton Rouge Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

Of the 8 students majoring in culinary arts at South Louisiana Community College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at South Louisiana Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,288.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Northshore Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Louisiana. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#5

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nunez Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list. Nunez Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Chalmette.

Of the 7 students majoring in culinary arts at Nunez Community College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Nunez Community College take out $10,687 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Culinary Arts at Nunez Community College Report

Northwest Louisiana Technical 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 #7 on the list. NLTCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Minden.

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#8

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Delgado Community College take out $27,099 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
South Carolina 215
Georgia 864
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
Virginia 357
West Virginia 59
Tennessee 104
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Mississippi 320

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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