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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 87 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #26 most popular major in Missouri.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Missouri 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Ozarks Technical Community College the most popular school in Missouri for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 77% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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South Central Career Center

West Plains, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central Career Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list. Located in the remote town of West Plains, SCCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Jefferson College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. JeffCo is a small public school located in the rural area of Hillsboro.

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East Central College

Union, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list. East Central College is a small public school located in the rural area of Union.

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Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cape Girardeau CTC is a small public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Lex La-Ray Technical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Missouri. LLRTC is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Lexington.

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Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Career and Technical Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Camdenton, LCTC is a public college with a student population.

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Waynesville Career Center

Waynesville, MO

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Waynesville Career Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Missouri. Waynesville Technical Academy is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Waynesville.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Minnesota 125
South Dakota 3
Iowa 200
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 130

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 9 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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