2023 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Baking & Pastry Arts for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 4,322 people earned their degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, making the major the 367th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 256 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 64 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Baking & Pastry Arts for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Baking & Pastry Arts for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Baking & Pastry Arts for an Associate”.
Top 4 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Baking & Pastry Arts for an Associate list. CPTC is located in Lakewood, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.
CPTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 592 of the 3,591 students enrolled at Clover Park Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CPTC]](/colleges/clover-park-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Oregon Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Baking & Pastry Arts for an Associate. Located in Bend, Oregon, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s baking and pastry arts students in 2020-2021.
COCC also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 414 of the 4,304 students enrolled at Central Oregon Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,849. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Oregon Community College]](/colleges/central-oregon-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Baking & Pastry Arts for an Associate list. LWTech is a public institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
LWTech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 139 of the 3,319 students enrolled at LWTech were GI Bill® students, of which 106 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,241. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oregon Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Baking & Pastry Arts for an Associate. Southwestern Oregon Community College is a public institution located in Coos Bay, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SWOCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 1,537 students enrolled at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 114 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,405. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwestern Oregon Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SWOCC]](/colleges/southwestern-oregon-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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