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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in Ohio

6 Ranked Colleges
115 Degrees Awarded
$6,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Ohio” 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 Ohio, there were 211 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 115 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,171 and $20,046 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 33 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

Cincinnati State also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State is $5,469 for Ohio Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 23 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Cuyahoga Community College District is $5,415 for ohio associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio list. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

Stark State College also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Stark State College is $6,464 for ohio associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $4,208 for ohio associate degree culinary arts/chef training students per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

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#5

Hocking College

Nelsonville, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hocking College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio. Hocking College is a small public school situated in Nelsonville, Ohio. It awarded 13 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

Hocking Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $12,793 for ohio associate degree culinary arts/chef training students per year to attend Hocking Technical College.

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#6

Zane State College

Zanesville, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Zane State College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Ohio ranking. Located in Zanesville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.

Zane State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list. The estimated yearly cost for Zane State College is $6,554 for Ohio 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%.

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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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