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. 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 Washington for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 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 “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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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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 “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree culinary arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate. 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.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Central College landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle Central is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 22 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Seattle College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate list. South Seattle College 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 18 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. CPTC is a small public school situated in Lakewood, Washington. It awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clark College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate list. Clark College is a public institution located in Vancouver, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bates Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate ranking. Bates Technical College is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Bellingham Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate list. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute
With a ranking of #7, Renton Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate list. Renton Technical College is a public institution located in Renton, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Skagit Valley College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate list. Skagit Valley College is a public institution located in Mount Vernon, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Puget Sound Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate ranking. South Puget Sound Community College is located in Olympia, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Culinary Arts at South Puget Sound Community College
Edmonds Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Lynnwood, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Olympic College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. 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.
Walla Walla Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington for an Associate ranking. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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