A program that prepares individuals to serve as professional bakers and pastry specialists in restaurants or other commercial baking establishments. Includes instruction in bread and pastry making, bread and pastry handling and storage, cake and pastry decorating, baking industry operations, product packaging and marketing operations, and counter display and service.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc | 452 | 8% | N/A |
| 2 | Culinary Institute of America | 323 | 22% | $48,180 |
| 3 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 305 | 11% | $50,454 |
| 4 | The International Culinary Center | 162 | 32% | N/A |
| 5 | Institute of Culinary Education | 126 | 24% | N/A |
| 6 | Escuela Hotelera de San Juan | 110 | 24% | $13,431 |
| 7 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 108 | 18% | $49,740 |
| 8 | Culinary Institute Inc | 104 | 47% | $18,738 |
| 9 | City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | 94 | 12% | $5,404 |
| 10 | Sinclair Community College | 81 | 1% | $3,830 |
| 11 | Ivy Tech Community College | 77 | 0% | $5,788 |
| 12 | Wake Technical Community College | 68 | 1% | $4,268 |
| 13 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin | 65 | 25% | N/A |
| 14 | Valencia College | 64 | 0% | $3,740 |
| 15 | Johnson & Wales University-Denver | 62 | 16% | $48,429 |
| 16 | Stratford University | 61 | 8% | $15,135 |
| 17 | Sullivan University | 52 | 4% | $29,044 |
| 18 | The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College | 51 | 31% | $39,938 |
| 19 | El Centro College | 46 | 3% | $3,770 |
| 20 | Johnson & Wales University-North Miami | 45 | 11% | $48,429 |
| 21 | Academia Serrant Inc | 45 | 19% | N/A |
| 22 | Baker College | 44 | 1% | $21,000 |
| 23 | Houston Community College | 42 | 1% | $3,882 |
| 24 | University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | 42 | 3% | $6,052 |
| 25 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton | 42 | 14% | N/A |
| 26 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | 42 | 9% | N/A |
| 27 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire | 41 | 16% | N/A |
| 28 | New England Culinary Institute | 39 | 27% | $40,221 |
| 29 | YTI Career Institute-York | 39 | 7% | N/A |
| 30 | International Culinary Center-California | 39 | 26% | N/A |
| 31 | Pioneer Pacific College | 38 | 6% | $13,338 |
| 32 | ICPR Junior College-Manati | 37 | 23% | $9,132 |
| 33 | Southwestern Oregon Community College | 36 | 5% | $16,943 |
| 34 | Central New Mexico Community College | 36 | 0% | $3,066 |
| 35 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 36 | 1% | $12,120 |
| 36 | Institute of Technology | 36 | 5% | N/A |
| 37 | The Art Institute of Houston | 35 | 12% | $19,068 |
| 38 | Collin County Community College District | 33 | 1% | $3,004 |
| 39 | ECPI University | 32 | 1% | $16,819 |
| 40 | Virginia College-Jacksonville | 32 | 8% | $18,100 |
| 41 | Emily Griffith Technical College | 31 | 4% | $7,569 |
| 42 | St Philip's College | 31 | 1% | $4,311 |
| 43 | Florida Technical College | 29 | 2% | $13,175 |
| 44 | El Paso Community College | 29 | 1% | $4,089 |
| 45 | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | 28 | 1% | $6,504 |
| 46 | Niagara County Community College | 27 | 3% | $6,423 |
| 47 | San Jacinto Community College | 26 | 0% | $3,114 |
| 48 | South Texas College | 26 | 0% | $4,980 |
| 49 | IVAEM College | 26 | 46% | N/A |
| 50 | College of DuPage | 25 | 0% | $5,464 |
| 51 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 24 | 3% | $7,286 |
| 52 | Monroe College | 24 | 1% | $31,278 |
| 53 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 24 | 1% | $7,039 |
| 54 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | 24 | 11% | $45,792 |
| 55 | Ponce Paramedical College Inc | 24 | 4% | N/A |
| 56 | NorthWest Arkansas Community College | 23 | 2% | $4,438 |
| 57 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego | 23 | 9% | $20,565 |
| 58 | National Louis University | 23 | 1% | $31,050 |
| 59 | Seattle Central College | 23 | 2% | $4,494 |
| 60 | Savannah Technical College | 22 | 1% | $4,044 |
| 61 | Macomb Community College | 22 | 1% | $5,015 |
| 62 | Moraine Valley Community College | 22 | 1% | $5,796 |
| 63 | ICPR Junior College-Arecibo | 22 | 18% | $9,132 |
| 64 | The Art Institute of Indianapolis | 22 | 15% | N/A |
| 65 | The Art Institute of San Antonio | 22 | 13% | $19,068 |
| 66 | Virginia College-Baton Rouge | 22 | 7% | $12,586 |
| 67 | Southern New Hampshire University | 21 | 0% | $51,538 |
| 68 | San Diego Culinary Institute | 21 | 32% | N/A |
| 69 | Waukesha County Technical College | 20 | 1% | $6,365 |
| 70 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 20 | 6% | $20,565 |
| 71 | College of Lake County | 20 | 1% | $5,124 |
| 72 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | 20 | 1% | $5,890 |
| 73 | Washtenaw Community College | 20 | 1% | $3,528 |
| 74 | Travel Institute of the Pacific | 20 | 38% | N/A |
| 75 | ICPR Junior College-General Institutional | 20 | 10% | $9,132 |
| 76 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | 19 | 1% | $5,259 |
| 77 | The Art Institute of Philadelphia | 19 | 9% | N/A |
| 78 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 19 | 1% | $33,152 |
| 79 | Lakeshore Technical College | 19 | 2% | $6,207 |
| 80 | Elgin Community College | 18 | 1% | $4,679 |
| 81 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | 18 | 2% | $7,274 |
| 82 | Saint Louis Community College | 18 | 1% | $4,315 |
| 83 | The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | 18 | 14% | N/A |
| 84 | Kirkwood Community College | 17 | 1% | $7,332 |
| 85 | Bunker Hill Community College | 17 | 1% | $6,564 |
| 86 | Schoolcraft College | 17 | 1% | $5,332 |
| 87 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 17 | 5% | $18,996 |
| 88 | ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez | 17 | 11% | $9,132 |
| 89 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Sacramento | 17 | 14% | N/A |
| 90 | Spokane Community College | 16 | 1% | $4,681 |
| 91 | Triton College | 16 | 1% | $5,610 |
| 92 | Scottsdale Community College | 16 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 93 | Virginia College-Birmingham | 16 | 2% | $12,250 |
| 94 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Orange County | 16 | 9% | N/A |
| 95 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design | 16 | 4% | $19,104 |
| 96 | Erie Community College | 16 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 97 | Hudson County Community College | 15 | 2% | $7,218 |
| 98 | McHenry County College | 15 | 1% | $4,894 |
| 99 | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale | 15 | 6% | N/A |
| 100 | Colorado Mesa University | 14 | 1% | $24,142 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 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.