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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Culinary Arts/Chef Training is the 168th most popular major in the country with 9,052 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 348 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 192 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The culinary arts/chef training school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region”.
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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 the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 21 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region. MCC is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 24 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 23 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 South Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region. North Mankato, Minnesota 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region list. Des Moines Area Community College is a large public school situated in Ankeny, Iowa. It awarded 31 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 19 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Louis 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 Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis Community College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
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Indian Hills Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. JeffCo is a small school located in Hillsboro, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Hennepin Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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Mitchell Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Mitchell Tech is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
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Johnson County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking. JCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Dakota State College of Science did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Wahpeton, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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East Central College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking. East Central College is a small public school situated in Union, Missouri. It awarded 1 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Iowa Western Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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Marshalltown Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Marshalltown, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
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