by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Culinary Arts is the 97th most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 1,900 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,807 and $15,954 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 713 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 59 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts. That schools that top this list have a program in culinary arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree culinary arts students.
Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the #1 spot on the list. City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a small public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 51 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hocking Technical College is a public institution located in Nelsonville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schoolcraft College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 38 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owosso, Michigan. It awarded 41 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Saint Augustine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. St. Augustine College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
National Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 43 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full Kalamazoo Valley Community College Culinary Arts Report
Grand Rapids Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Grand Rapids Community College
Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Traverse City, Michigan, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Joliet Junior College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Macomb Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb Community College is located in Warren, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Lake Michigan College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. LMC is a small school located in Benton Harbor, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Henry Ford College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Illinois Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. ICC is a medium-sized public school situated in East Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee Area Technical College is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Rend Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Rend Lake College is a public institution located in Ina, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Elgin Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Mott Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Flint, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Jackson College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Jackson College is a small public school situated in Jackson, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Stark State College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 13 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Blackhawk Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. BTC is a small school located in Janesville, Wisconsin that handed out 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Blackhawk Technical College
Fox Valley Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. FVTC is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Waukesha County Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Waukesha County Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 11 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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