by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Culinary Arts/Chef Training is the 168th most popular major in the country with 9,052 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 354 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 143 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts/chef training. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their culinary arts/chef training program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the #1 spot on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 28 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Augustine College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois. St. Augustine College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Joliet Junior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Joliet Junior College is located in Joliet, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Central College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in East Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Rend Lake College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois list. Rend Lake College is a public institution located in Ina, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Richland Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois ranking. Richland Community College is located in Decatur, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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Elgin Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois list. ECC is a medium-sized school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 7 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kaskaskia College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois ranking. Kaskaskia College is a small school located in Centralia, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois list. LLCC is a small school located in Springfield, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, College of DuPage did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois list. This large school is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and it awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Triton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in Illinois list. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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