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2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

8 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 338 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 171 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania associate degree culinary arts/chef training students list, IUP has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is $22,448 for pennsylvania associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report

#2

Pittsburgh Technical College

Oakdale, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburgh Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania. Located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pittsburgh Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburgh Technical College is $24,695 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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#3

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 19 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

Montco did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $9,251 for pennsylvania associate degree culinary arts/chef training students per year to attend Montco.

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#4

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania associate degree culinary arts/chef training students list, Community College of Philadelphia has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Philadelphia is $7,165 for pennsylvania associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.

Northampton Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $9,053 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students per year to attend Northampton County Area Community College.

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#6

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Penn College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Penn College is $25,794 for pennsylvania associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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#7

Lackawanna College

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Lackawanna College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lackawanna College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lackawanna College is $18,120 for pennsylvania associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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#8 in overall quality

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is $32,698 for Pennsylvania 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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