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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region

36 Ranked Colleges
533 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,224 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 533 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 36 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region

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

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

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Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas 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 162 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. The Art Institute of San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 24 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #8, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas 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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Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Texas State Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Alvin Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alvin Community College is a small public school situated in Alvin, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #12, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Odessa College
Odessa, Texas

Odessa College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas

With a ranking of #14, Kilgore College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas

With a ranking of #15, Texarkana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

With a ranking of #16, Lee College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Tyler Junior College
Tyler, Texas

Tyler Junior College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Houston Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

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Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, Texas

With a ranking of #19, Northeast Texas Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Cochise County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Cochise County Community College District is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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El Paso Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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South Texas College
McAllen, Texas

South Texas College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in McAllen, Texas, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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Arizona Western College 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 Southwest Region ranking. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Galveston College
Galveston, Texas

With a ranking of #24, Galveston College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Galveston College is a public institution located in Galveston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Collin County Community College District ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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