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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

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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, 200 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Iowa 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the most popular school in Iowa for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

About 75% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Des Moines Area Community College Report

#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

Of the 23 students majoring in culinary arts at Kirkwood Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in culinary arts at Western Iowa Tech Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Western Iowa Tech Community College

Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Iowa Central Community College Report

#5

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Western Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iowa Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Council Bluffs.

About 71% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Iowa Western Community College Report

Indian Hills Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Indian Hills Community College

Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Eastern Iowa Community College District

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 87
Minnesota 125
South Dakota 3
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 130

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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