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2024 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in California

3 Colleges in California
816 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
A degree in general cooking & related culinary arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #460 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 816 degrees in general cooking & related culinary arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in California The general cooking & related culinary arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts rankings. For our Best Overall General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Associate Degrees in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

The general cooking & related culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in California. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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The schools below may not offer all types of general cooking & related culinary arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

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Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
68 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts needs to look into Cerritos College. Cerritos College is a large public college located in the suburb of Norwalk. A Best Colleges rank of #375 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cerritos College is a great college overall.

There were about 68 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Cerritos College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA
52 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Riverside City College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 81st out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 52 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Riverside City College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
42 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Los Angeles Trade Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Los Angeles. This college ranks 136th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 42 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Explore all the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Oregon 587 0
Nevada 354 14
Hawaii 267 111

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General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts is one of 11 different types of Culinary Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 258
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 209
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 81
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 14

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