A program that focuses on the general study of the cooking and related culinary arts, and that may prepare individuals for a variety of jobs within the food service industry. Includes instruction in food preparation, cooking techniques, equipment operation and maintenance, sanitation and safety, communication skills, applicable regulations, and principles of food service management.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc | 638 | 11% | N/A |
| 2 | Pikes Peak Community College | 230 | 6% | $5,640 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Mission College | 161 | 7% | $3,137 |
| 4 | Culinary Tech Center | 147 | 85% | N/A |
| 5 | Los Angeles Trade Technical College | 139 | 7% | $3,137 |
| 6 | Hinds Community College | 123 | 3% | $11,466 |
| 7 | Tidewater Community College | 116 | 3% | $7,061 |
| 8 | Culinary Institute Inc | 114 | 51% | $18,738 |
| 9 | Pueblo Community College | 111 | 4% | $7,179 |
| 10 | Kapiolani Community College | 111 | 9% | $4,184 |
| 11 | Cypress College | 97 | 4% | $3,113 |
| 12 | Orange Coast College | 96 | 2% | $3,103 |
| 13 | Bradford School | 92 | 42% | $24,966 |
| 14 | Santa Rosa Junior College | 83 | 1% | $3,246 |
| 15 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 80 | 2% | $12,120 |
| 16 | Dorsey Business Schools-Roseville Culinary Academy | 80 | 100% | $21,913 |
| 17 | Cerritos College | 76 | 2% | $3,200 |
| 18 | Riverside City College | 74 | 2% | $3,338 |
| 19 | Francis Tuttle Technology Center | 67 | 7% | N/A |
| 20 | Grossmont College | 55 | 1% | $3,086 |
| 21 | YTI Career Institute-York | 49 | 9% | N/A |
| 22 | San Joaquin Delta College | 46 | 1% | $3,205 |
| 23 | Central New Mexico Community College | 44 | 0% | $3,066 |
| 24 | Laney College | 43 | 5% | $3,172 |
| 25 | Virginia Western Community College | 40 | 4% | $6,855 |
| 26 | University of Hawaii Maui College | 40 | 6% | $4,258 |
| 27 | Cabrillo College | 38 | 2% | $3,016 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh Technical College | 37 | 5% | $33,683 |
| 29 | Yavapai College | 37 | 2% | $16,446 |
| 30 | San Diego Mesa College | 35 | 2% | $2,998 |
| 31 | Long Beach City College | 35 | 1% | $3,091 |
| 32 | Hawaii Community College | 35 | 6% | $15,954 |
| 33 | Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee | 35 | 2% | N/A |
| 34 | Jones County Junior College | 34 | 2% | $12,220 |
| 35 | Diablo Valley College | 34 | 1% | $3,230 |
| 36 | Albany Technical College | 31 | 1% | $3,512 |
| 37 | Piedmont Virginia Community College | 30 | 2% | $6,590 |
| 38 | Florida Technical College | 29 | 2% | $13,175 |
| 39 | Southside Virginia Community College | 29 | 3% | $7,003 |
| 40 | Shasta College | 29 | 2% | $11,397 |
| 41 | Truckee Meadows Community College | 28 | 1% | $4,229 |
| 42 | City College of San Francisco | 28 | 1% | $3,613 |
| 43 | Leeward Community College | 28 | 3% | $4,184 |
| 44 | Central Arizona College | 27 | 2% | $14,680 |
| 45 | Bakersfield College | 26 | 1% | $3,179 |
| 46 | Madison Area Technical College | 26 | 1% | $6,367 |
| 47 | American River College | 26 | 0% | $2,958 |
| 48 | NorthWest Arkansas Community College | 25 | 2% | $4,438 |
| 49 | Oxnard College | 25 | 1% | $3,179 |
| 50 | Pellissippi State Community College | 25 | 1% | $5,576 |
| 51 | Saddleback College | 24 | 1% | $3,246 |
| 52 | ICPR Junior College-Manati | 24 | 15% | $9,132 |
| 53 | Rappahannock Community College | 23 | 3% | $6,240 |
| 54 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | 22 | 1% | $6,598 |
| 55 | Pickens Technical College | 22 | 3% | $5,110 |
| 56 | Kauai Community College | 22 | 10% | $4,232 |
| 57 | Coahoma Community College | 21 | 5% | $9,723 |
| 58 | College of the Canyons | 21 | 0% | $3,073 |
| 59 | Navajo Technical University | 21 | 8% | $15,510 |
| 60 | Yuba College | 21 | 2% | $3,041 |
| 61 | ICPR Junior College-Arecibo | 21 | 17% | $9,132 |
| 62 | Florida Education Institute | 21 | 12% | N/A |
| 63 | Dorsey Business Schools-Waterford Pontiac | 21 | 27% | $20,772 |
| 64 | Institute of Beauty Occupations and Technology Course-San Sebastian | 20 | 25% | $10,350 |
| 65 | Contra Costa College | 19 | 1% | $3,230 |
| 66 | ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez | 19 | 12% | $9,132 |
| 67 | Southwestern College | 19 | 1% | $3,255 |
| 68 | Northeast Technology Center-Pryor | 18 | 9% | N/A |
| 69 | Butler Community College | 17 | 1% | $12,930 |
| 70 | Meridian Community College | 17 | 2% | $12,180 |
| 71 | ICPR Junior College-General Institutional | 17 | 9% | $9,132 |
| 72 | East Mississippi Community College | 15 | 1% | $12,855 |
| 73 | Mississippi Delta Community College | 14 | 3% | $9,150 |
| 74 | Chaffey College | 14 | 0% | $3,089 |
| 75 | College of the Desert | 13 | 1% | $3,252 |
| 76 | Mt San Antonio College | 13 | 0% | $3,267 |
| 77 | Caddo Kiowa Technology Center | 13 | 7% | N/A |
| 78 | Central Virginia Community College | 12 | 1% | $6,258 |
| 79 | University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain | 12 | 4% | $3,540 |
| 80 | Colorado Mesa University | 11 | 1% | $24,142 |
| 81 | Merced College | 11 | 1% | $2,788 |
| 82 | Los Angeles Harbor College | 10 | 1% | $3,137 |
| 83 | Mohave Community College | 10 | 1% | $2,922 |
| 84 | Woodland Community College | 10 | 3% | $3,041 |
| 85 | Trident Technical College | 9 | 0% | $6,551 |
| 86 | Iowa Central Community College | 9 | 1% | $16,531 |
| 87 | Patrick Henry Community College | 9 | 1% | $6,086 |
| 88 | Lake Tahoe Community College | 9 | 5% | $3,141 |
| 89 | Flint Hills Technical College | 9 | 2% | $7,740 |
| 90 | Northeast Technology Center-Afton | 9 | 6% | N/A |
| 91 | Dabney S Lancaster Community College | 8 | 2% | $6,125 |
| 92 | East Central Community College | 8 | 1% | $11,500 |
| 93 | Santa Barbara City College | 8 | 0% | $3,054 |
| 94 | Allan Hancock College | 8 | 0% | $3,269 |
| 95 | Arkansas Tech University | 7 | 0% | $18,785 |
| 96 | Northern Virginia Community College | 7 | 0% | $7,410 |
| 97 | Northeast Mississippi Community College | 7 | 1% | $11,636 |
| 98 | Cosumnes River College | 7 | 0% | $2,958 |
| 99 | Kennebec Valley Community College | 7 | 2% | $5,217 |
| 100 | Columbia College | 6 | 1% | $3,082 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.