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2024 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges in the Plains States Region
348 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
A degree in culinary arts/chef training is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #168 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 348 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 Plains States Region The culinary arts/chef training program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Culinary Arts/Chef Training rankings. For our Best Overall Culinary Arts/Chef Training School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

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 the Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Plains States Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the culinary arts/chef training degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

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Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Saint Paul College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts/chef training. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #841 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Saint Paul College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 25 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Saint Paul College in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
56 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

Des Moines Area Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in culinary arts/chef training. DMACC is a very large public college located in the suburb of Ankeny. A Best Colleges rank of #501 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.

There were about 56 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent data year.

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Kirkwood Community College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts/chef training. Kirkwood Community College is a large public college located in the city of Cedar Rapids. This college ranks 28th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 28 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
33 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Ozarks Technical Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in culinary arts/chef training. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 28th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 33 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at OTC in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO
27.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Bridgeton, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 18 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Saint Louis Community College in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IA
54 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded

Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Sioux City. A Best Colleges rank of #1303 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 54 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Western Iowa Tech Community College 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 Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 36
Missouri 693 45
Iowa 648 79
Kansas 599 8
Nebraska 500 24
North Dakota 416 1
South Dakota 381 2

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Culinary Arts/Chef Training is one of 11 different types of Culinary Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Related Major Annual Graduates
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 124
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 70
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 56
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 39
Institutional Food Workers 5
Culinary Science/Culinology 3

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