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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,007 people earned their degree in culinary arts/chef training, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 497 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 189 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts/chef training. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality culinary arts/chef training programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the culinary arts/chef training program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Kirkland, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

LWTech also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,713 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

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#2

Spokane Community College

Spokane, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 10 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Spokane Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Spokane Community College is $5,855 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oregon Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Southwestern Oregon Community College is a small school located in Coos Bay, Oregon that handed out 14 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOCC also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend SWOCC is $8,892 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#4

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #4 spot on the list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

CSN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of Southern Nevada is $5,806 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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#5

Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lakewood, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

CPTC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clover Park Technical College is $7,904 for far western us region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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#5 in overall quality

Central Oregon Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Central Oregon Community College is a public institution located in Bend, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

COCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $10,504 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend COCC.

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#7 in overall quality

Linn-Benton Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Albany, Oregon, and it awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

LBCC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LBCC is $9,102 for far western us region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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