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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 357 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia 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.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular school in Virginia for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at ECPI University accumulate an average of around $8,382 in student debt.

Full Culinary Arts at ECPI University Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Central Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Central Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 56% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Central Virginia Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in culinary arts at Northern Virginia Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Northern Virginia Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in culinary arts at Ai Virginia Beach, 33% are male and 67% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Ai Virginia Beach accumulate an average of around $20,497 in student debt.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

#5

Columbia College

Vienna, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Vienna, Columbia College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Dabney S Lancaster Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Dabney S Lancaster Community College

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
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
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 7 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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