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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,156 people earned their degree in general cooking and related culinary arts, making the major the 460th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 831 general cooking and related culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major” ranking, we looked at 84 colleges that offer a degree in general cooking and related culinary arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general cooking and related culinary arts.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree general cooking & related culinary arts students.

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Culinary Institute Inc
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Culinary Institute Inc. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Stratford University
Fairfax, Virginia

Out of the 84 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Stratford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stratford University is a small private for-profit school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 53 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

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United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United Tribes Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. United Tribes Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 3 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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YTI Career Institute-York
York, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend YTI Career Institute-York. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major. YTI is located in York, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

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University of Hawaii Maui College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. UH Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 16 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Hawaii Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. Hawaii Community College is a public institution located in Hilo, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, New Mexico

Navajo Technical University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking. This small school is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Columbia College
Sonora, California

Columbia College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking. Located in Sonora, California, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #10, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. Paul Smith’s College is a small school located in Paul Smiths, New York that handed out 4 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Leeward Community College
Pearl City, Hawaii

Leeward Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking. Located in Pearl City, Hawaii, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

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Virginia Western Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Kauai Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Lihue, Hawaii, and it awarded 5 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

With a ranking of #14, Pikes Peak Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

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Laney College
Oakland, California

With a ranking of #15, Laney College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. Located in Oakland, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

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Flint Hills Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. Emporia, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking, coming in at #17. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 17 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking. NorthWest Arkansas Community College is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

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Hinds Community College
Raymond, Mississippi

Hinds Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. Hinds Community College is a public institution located in Raymond, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas

With a ranking of #20, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. Butler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 14 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California

San Diego Mesa College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

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College of the Desert
Palm Desert, California

College of the Desert did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking, coming in at #22. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

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Woodland Community College
Woodland, California

With a ranking of #23, Woodland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. This small school is located in Woodland, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Coahoma Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major list. Located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s general cooking and related culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

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San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, California

San Joaquin Delta College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major ranking. San Joaquin Delta College is a public institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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