by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 342 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,981 and $14,361 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 152 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their culinary arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The culinary arts 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 Major in Washington”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree culinary arts students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, South Seattle College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Central College landed the #2 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Kirkland, Washington. It awarded 18 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Washington Institute of Technology Culinary Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bates Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington. Bates Technical College is a small public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Clover Park Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #6. Clover Park Technical College is a small school located in Lakewood, Washington that handed out 15 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Renton Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Renton Technical College is a small public school situated in Renton, Washington. It awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Clark College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking. Vancouver, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Bellingham Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute
Skagit Valley College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking. Skagit Valley College is a small school located in Mount Vernon, Washington that handed out 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
South Puget Sound Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Olympia, Washington, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at South Puget Sound Community College
Edmonds Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #12. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lynnwood, Washington. It awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Walla Walla Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Walla Walla Community College is a small school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 2 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Walla Walla Community College
Olympic College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #14. Bremerton, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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