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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 California, there were 1,378 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,848 and $22,011 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in culinary arts.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california culinary arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California list. Columbia Junior College is a public institution located in Sonora, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laney College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 27 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 47 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Culinary Arts Report
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Mesa College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the #5 spot on the list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school situated in Norwalk, California. It awarded 79 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Mission College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Sylmar, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Los Angeles Mission College
College of the Desert landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Palm Desert, California, and it awarded 22 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Woodland Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Woodland Community College is a small public school situated in Woodland, California. It awarded 10 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California list. Delta is a public institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California list. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 46 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Cypress College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #11. Cypress College is a public institution located in Cypress, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Grossmont College is a fairly large school located in El Cajon, California that handed out 55 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
City College of San Francisco ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California list. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Orange Coast College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 61 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Monterey, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Monterey Peninsula College
American River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #16. American River College is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 20 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and it awarded 39 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Contra Costa College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. CCC is a public institution located in San Pablo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oxnard, California, and it awarded 15 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Yuba College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Yuba College is a medium-sized public school situated in Marysville, California. It awarded 6 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California list. Southwestern College is a fairly large school located in Chula Vista, California that handed out 26 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Cabrillo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 25 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 10 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, San Bernardino Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in California list. San Bernardino Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Bernardino, California. It awarded 4 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at San Bernardino Valley College
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