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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 California, there were 1,378 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,848 and $22,011 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California” ranking, we looked at 46 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 California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California”.
Out of the 46 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Norwalk, California, this fairly large public school awarded 79 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Beach City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California. Located in Los Angeles, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Culinary Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Joaquin Delta College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 31 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Coast College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Chaffey College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended 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%.
With a ranking of #6, City College of San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 18 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at City College of San Francisco
Los Angeles Mission College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Los Angeles Mission College is located in Sylmar, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Columbia College is a small school located in Sonora, California that handed out 38 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Columbia Junior College
Grossmont College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Located in El Cajon, California, this fairly large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Cypress College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Cypress College is a fairly large school located in Cypress, California that handed out 36 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Riverside City College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. 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.
Laney College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Oakland, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Palm Desert, California, and it awarded 22 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, American River College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Bakersfield College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Bakersfield College is a large school located in Bakersfield, California that handed out 9 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Saddleback College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Saddleback College is a fairly large school located in Mission Viejo, California that handed out 28 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Located in Chula Vista, California, this fairly large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Located in Oxnard, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. SBCC is a fairly large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 11 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Victor Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Victor Valley College is a public institution located in Victorville, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended 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.
With a ranking of #24, Contra Costa College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. CCC is a medium-sized public school situated in San Pablo, California. It awarded 13 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Harbor College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Wilmington, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Los Angeles Harbor College
With a ranking of #24, Monterey Peninsula College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California list. Monterey Peninsula College is a medium-sized public school situated in Monterey, California. It awarded 14 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in California ranking. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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