by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Far Western US region, there were 2,162 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,106 and $20,826 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 808 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 73 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful culinary arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree culinary arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 54 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cerritos College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Norwalk, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Long Beach City College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Long Beach City College is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 73 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Coos Bay, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Leeward Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Leeward Community College is a public institution located in Pearl City, Hawaii. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Leeward Community College
Spokane Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Spokane Community College is a public institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Delta is a public institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Seattle Central College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Seattle Central is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
South Seattle College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. South Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Orange Coast College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Mission College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Sylmar, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Los Angeles Mission College
City College of San Francisco landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 18 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at City College of San Francisco
Chaffey College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Chaffey College is a fairly large school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California that handed out 18 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Kirkland, Washington, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Columbia Junior College is a small public school situated in Sonora, California. It awarded 17 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Cypress College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Cypress College is a fairly large school located in Cypress, California that handed out 16 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Lane Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. University of Hawaii Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 16 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Grossmont College is a fairly large public school situated in El Cajon, California. It awarded 16 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Truckee Meadows Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Clover Park Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Lakewood, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Laney College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Laney College is located in Oakland, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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