2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Culinary Arts is the 80th most popular major in the country with 21,906 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,822 and had an average of $19,004 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 686 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,050 and $19,107 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 324 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent culinary arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students.
Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts in the Plains States Region
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 36 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
JCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,632 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend JCCC.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Metropolitan Community College is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College is $4,295 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State College of Science. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State College of Science is a public institution located in Wahpeton, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State College of Science, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Community College is $9,059 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
Western Iowa Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
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Des Moines Area Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Des Moines Area Community College is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 27 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree culinary arts students list, DMACC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,076 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students per year to attend DMACC.
Hennepin Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hennepin Technical College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend Hennepin Technical College.
With a ranking of #8, Saint Louis Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree culinary arts students list, Saint Louis Community College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,796 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students per year to attend Saint Louis Community College.
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Saint Paul College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Saint Paul College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $11,613 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students.
Kirkwood Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Kirkwood Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
Mitchell Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Mitchell Tech is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mitchell Tech, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Tech is $12,472 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students.
With a ranking of #12, Iowa Western Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and it awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa Western Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa Western Community College is $11,477 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students.
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Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.
OTC also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Ozarks Technical Community College is $7,908 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students.
Butler Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 16 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree culinary arts students list, Butler CC has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Butler CC is $13,895 for plains states region associate degree culinary arts students.
Central Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Grand Island, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Central Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Community College is $8,235 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students.
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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).
- 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%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- 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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