by our College Data Analytics Team
Culinary Arts is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on culinary arts in Louisiana, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 11 schools in Louisiana offering culinary arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on culinary arts in Louisiana, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
The most focused school in the country for culinary arts is New Orleans Culinary And Hospitality Institute. Set in the city of New Orleans, New Orleans Culinary And Hospitality Institute is a private not-for-profit institution. About 100% of the degrees New Orleans Culinary And Hospitality Institute awards are in culinary arts, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for New Orleans Culinary And Hospitality Institute
A rank of #2 makes Louisiana Culinary Institute one of the most focused schools for culinary arts. Set in the suburb of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Culinary Institute is a private for-profit institution. About 94% of the degrees Louisiana Culinary Institute awards are in culinary arts, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Louisiana Culinary Institute
Nunez Community College came in at #3 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Set in the suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public institution. Culinary Arts accounts for around 14% of the degrees granted here, or about 134 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Nunez Community College
Crescent City Bartending School is one of the most focused culinary arts schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of New Orleans, Crescent City Bartending School is a private for-profit university. About 4% of the degrees Crescent City Bartending School awards are in culinary arts, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Crescent City Bartending School
A rank of #5 makes Sowela Technical Community College one of the most focused schools for culinary arts. Sowela Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Lake Charles. Culinary Arts accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 98 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Sowela Technical Community College
Nicholls State University landed the #6 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 37 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Nicholls State University
South Louisiana Community College comes in at #7 for culinary arts focus this year. South Louisiana Community College is a public school located in the city of Lafayette. Culinary Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 101 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for South Louisiana Community College
Northshore Technical Community College ranked #8 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Northshore Technical Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Lacombe. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Northshore Technical Community College
Delgado Community College placed #9 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public university. About 1% of the degrees Delgado Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 41 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Delgado Community College
Baton Rouge Community College comes in at #10 for culinary arts focus this year. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Community College is a public institution. About 1.0% of the degrees Baton Rouge Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Baton Rouge Community College
Bossier Parish Community College comes in at #11 for culinary arts focus this year. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Bossier Parish Community College
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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