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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Culinary Arts/Chef Training is the 135th most popular major in the country with 10,007 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,137 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 176 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts/chef training. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great culinary arts/chef training programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary arts/chef training program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $0-$30k list, Salt Lake Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $5,786 for rocky mountains region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Utah Valley University is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $7,334 for rocky mountains region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Wyoming Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Sheridan, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Wyoming Community College District also took the #4 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Wyoming Community College District is $8,409 for rocky mountains region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kalispell, Montana, and it awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

Flathead Valley Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Flathead Valley Community College is $8,021 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.

Escoffier - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder is $9,889 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#1 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $0-$30k list, JWU Denver has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JWU Denver is $23,662 for rocky mountains region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Johnson & Wales University - Denver Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report

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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).
  • 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%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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