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 | University of Hawaii Maui College | 40 | 6% | $4,258 |
| 26 | Virginia Western Community College | 40 | 4% | $6,855 |
| 27 | Cabrillo College | 38 | 2% | $3,016 |
| 28 | Yavapai College | 37 | 2% | $16,446 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh Technical College | 37 | 5% | $33,683 |
| 30 | San Diego Mesa College | 35 | 2% | $2,998 |
| 31 | Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee | 35 | 2% | N/A |
| 32 | Long Beach City College | 35 | 1% | $3,091 |
| 33 | Hawaii Community College | 35 | 6% | $15,954 |
| 34 | Diablo Valley College | 34 | 1% | $3,230 |
| 35 | Jones County Junior College | 34 | 2% | $12,220 |
| 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 | Shasta College | 29 | 2% | $11,397 |
| 40 | Southside Virginia Community College | 29 | 3% | $7,003 |
| 41 | Truckee Meadows Community College | 28 | 1% | $4,229 |
| 42 | Leeward Community College | 28 | 3% | $4,184 |
| 43 | City College of San Francisco | 28 | 1% | $3,613 |
| 44 | Central Arizona College | 27 | 2% | $14,680 |
| 45 | Bakersfield College | 26 | 1% | $3,179 |
| 46 | American River College | 26 | 0% | $2,958 |
| 47 | Madison Area Technical College | 26 | 1% | $6,367 |
| 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 | Kauai Community College | 22 | 10% | $4,232 |
| 55 | Pickens Technical College | 22 | 3% | $5,110 |
| 56 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | 22 | 1% | $6,598 |
| 57 | Dorsey Business Schools-Waterford Pontiac | 21 | 27% | $20,772 |
| 58 | Yuba College | 21 | 2% | $3,041 |
| 59 | College of the Canyons | 21 | 0% | $3,073 |
| 60 | Navajo Technical University | 21 | 8% | $15,510 |
| 61 | Coahoma Community College | 21 | 5% | $9,723 |
| 62 | ICPR Junior College-Arecibo | 21 | 17% | $9,132 |
| 63 | Florida Education Institute | 21 | 12% | N/A |
| 64 | Institute of Beauty Occupations and Technology Course-San Sebastian | 20 | 25% | $10,350 |
| 65 | ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez | 19 | 12% | $9,132 |
| 66 | Contra Costa College | 19 | 1% | $3,230 |
| 67 | Southwestern College | 19 | 1% | $3,255 |
| 68 | Northeast Technology Center-Pryor | 18 | 9% | N/A |
| 69 | ICPR Junior College-General Institutional | 17 | 9% | $9,132 |
| 70 | Butler Community College | 17 | 1% | $12,930 |
| 71 | Meridian Community College | 17 | 2% | $12,180 |
| 72 | East Mississippi Community College | 15 | 1% | $12,855 |
| 73 | Chaffey College | 14 | 0% | $3,089 |
| 74 | Mississippi Delta Community College | 14 | 3% | $9,150 |
| 75 | Caddo Kiowa Technology Center | 13 | 7% | N/A |
| 76 | Mt San Antonio College | 13 | 0% | $3,267 |
| 77 | College of the Desert | 13 | 1% | $3,252 |
| 78 | Central Virginia Community College | 12 | 1% | $6,258 |
| 79 | University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain | 12 | 4% | $3,540 |
| 80 | Merced College | 11 | 1% | $2,788 |
| 81 | Colorado Mesa University | 11 | 1% | $24,142 |
| 82 | Woodland Community College | 10 | 3% | $3,041 |
| 83 | Mohave Community College | 10 | 1% | $2,922 |
| 84 | Los Angeles Harbor College | 10 | 1% | $3,137 |
| 85 | Patrick Henry Community College | 9 | 1% | $6,086 |
| 86 | Lake Tahoe Community College | 9 | 5% | $3,141 |
| 87 | Northeast Technology Center-Afton | 9 | 6% | N/A |
| 88 | Trident Technical College | 9 | 0% | $6,551 |
| 89 | Iowa Central Community College | 9 | 1% | $16,531 |
| 90 | Flint Hills Technical College | 9 | 2% | $7,740 |
| 91 | Allan Hancock College | 8 | 0% | $3,269 |
| 92 | East Central Community College | 8 | 1% | $11,500 |
| 93 | Santa Barbara City College | 8 | 0% | $3,054 |
| 94 | Dabney S Lancaster Community College | 8 | 2% | $6,125 |
| 95 | Arkansas Tech University | 7 | 0% | $18,785 |
| 96 | Kennebec Valley Community College | 7 | 2% | $5,217 |
| 97 | Northern Virginia Community College | 7 | 0% | $7,410 |
| 98 | Northeast Mississippi Community College | 7 | 1% | $11,636 |
| 99 | Cosumnes River College | 7 | 0% | $2,958 |
| 100 | Autry Technology Center | 6 | 2% | N/A |
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.