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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Middle Atlantic Region

45 Ranked Colleges
916 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Culinary Arts/Chef Training is the 168th most popular major in the country with 9,052 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,267 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 916 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts/chef training. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in culinary arts/chef training.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Culinary Institute of America. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Hyde Park, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 464 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small private for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 26 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Commonwealth Technical Institute
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Commonwealth Technical Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is a small public school situated in Schenectady, New York. It awarded 38 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburgh Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Oakdale, Pennsylvania 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 23 students in 2020-2021.

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Eastwick College - Hackensack
Hackensack, New Jersey

Eastwick College - Hackensack came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hackensack, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Sullivan County Community College
Loch Sheldrake, New York

Sullivan County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Sullivan is located in Loch Sheldrake, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Adirondack Community College
Queensbury, New York

Adirondack 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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Adirondack is a public institution located in Queensbury, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Niagara County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Sanborn, New York, and it awarded 24 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, New Jersey

Atlantic Cape Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school situated in Mays Landing, New Jersey. It awarded 17 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, New Jersey

Hudson County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. HCCC is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 26 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Prince George’s Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. PGCC is a fairly large school located in Largo, Maryland that handed out 18 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Tompkins Cortland Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Tompkins Cortland Community College is located in Dryden, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, New Jersey

Brookdale Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookdale Community College is located in Lincroft, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, New York

Finger Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Canandaigua, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland

Allegany College of Maryland came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Allegany College of Maryland is a small school located in Cumberland, Maryland that handed out 7 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Monroe College
Bronx, New York

Monroe College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monroe College is a medium-sized school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 27 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Delaware Tech is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Westmoreland County Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Westmoreland College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, New York

With a ranking of #22, SUNY Cobleskill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cobleskill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Penn College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Erie Community College
Buffalo, New York

Erie Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 12 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Suffolk County Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

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