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2024 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Southwest Region

15 Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,224 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #168 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 15 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,224 degrees in culinary arts/chef training during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts/Chef Training School

Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of culinary arts/chef training school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Culinary Arts/Chef Training School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of culinary arts/chef training degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
85 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

El Centro College is a great option for students interested in a degree in culinary arts/chef training. El Centro College is a very large public college located in the city of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 85 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
34 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Houston Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in culinary arts/chef training. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #308 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Houston Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 34 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent data year.

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Lee College
Baytown, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
113 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in culinary arts/chef training has to check out Lee College. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #89 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lee College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 113 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Lee College in the most recent year we have data available.

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
50 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in culinary arts/chef training has to look into St Philip's College. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 46th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 50 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at St Philip's College in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX
36 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

San Jacinto College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Pasadena. This college ranks 36th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 36 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM

Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #534 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CNM is a great college overall.

There were roughly 16 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
164 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were about 164 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Escoffier - Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in culinary arts/chef training from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin

8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
25th Most Popular In TX

Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Austin Community College District is a great college overall.

There were about 4 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In TX

Ai Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

There were about 11 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Ai Houston in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in culinary arts/chef training from The Art Institute of Houston

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK

Located in the town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were approximately 24 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at OSU Institute of Technology in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts/chef training schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 432
Arizona 670 50
Oklahoma 565 24
New Mexico 416 27

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One of 11 majors within the Culinary Arts area of study, Culinary Arts/Chef Training has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 413
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 383
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 75
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 49
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 38
Institutional Food Workers 35
Culinary Science/Culinology 11
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 10
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 8
Bartending/Bartender 1

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