2023 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$38,200
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Culinary Arts/Chef Training” 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 New England region, there were 313 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Culinary Arts/Chef Training” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts/chef training. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great culinary arts/chef training programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the culinary arts/chef training program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Culinary Arts/Chef Training
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Culinary Arts/Chef Training”.
Top 3 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Culinary Arts/Chef Training that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Danvers, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
North Shore Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 4,783 students enrolled at North Shore Community College, 231 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,024. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Shore Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Culinary Arts/Chef Training list. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 202 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Providence, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 265 of the 5,676 students enrolled at Johnson & Wales University - Providence were GI Bill® students, of which 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,319. During this same period, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full JWU Providence Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Culinary Arts/Chef Training list. Southern Maine Community College is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
SMCC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 5,789 students enrolled at Southern Maine Community College, 251 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,882. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Maine Community College]](/colleges/southern-maine-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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