by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California” 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.
Across California, there were 816 general cooking and related culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in general cooking and related culinary arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general cooking and related culinary arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. Columbia Junior College is a small school located in Sonora, California that handed out 20 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Laney College landed the #2 spot on the list. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 26 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified ’s general cooking and related culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 24 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Desert. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. College of the Desert is a fairly large public school situated in Palm Desert, California. It awarded 22 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Woodland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. Woodland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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San Joaquin Delta College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Stockton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Cerritos College is a public institution located in Norwalk, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Los Angeles Mission College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. Sylmar, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
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Long Beach City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 46 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Grossmont College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Grossmont College is a fairly large school located in El Cajon, California that handed out 51 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Orange Coast College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
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City College of San Francisco ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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Contra Costa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in San Pablo, California, and it awarded 13 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cypress College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Located in Cypress, California, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified ’s general cooking and related culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Riverside City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Oxnard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #17. Oxnard College is located in Oxnard, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Yuba College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Located in Marysville, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s general cooking and related culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Chaffey College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Chaffey College is a fairly large school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California that handed out 25 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Cabrillo College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. Cabrillo College is a public institution located in Aptos, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Los Angeles Harbor College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. Los Angeles Harbor College is a medium-sized school located in Wilmington, California that handed out 24 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bakersfield College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #23. Bakersfield College is a large school located in Bakersfield, California that handed out 9 ’s general cooking and related culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Santa Barbara City College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified ’s general cooking and related culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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Shasta College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Shasta College is a public institution located in Redding, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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