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 | Academia Serrant Inc | 45 | 19% | N/A |
| 21 | Johnson & Wales University-North Miami | 45 | 11% | $48,429 |
| 22 | Baker College | 44 | 1% | $21,000 |
| 23 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | 42 | 9% | N/A |
| 24 | Houston Community College | 42 | 1% | $3,882 |
| 25 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton | 42 | 14% | N/A |
| 26 | University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | 42 | 3% | $6,052 |
| 27 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire | 41 | 16% | N/A |
| 28 | YTI Career Institute-York | 39 | 7% | N/A |
| 29 | International Culinary Center-California | 39 | 26% | N/A |
| 30 | New England Culinary Institute | 39 | 27% | $40,221 |
| 31 | Pioneer Pacific College | 38 | 6% | $13,338 |
| 32 | ICPR Junior College-Manati | 37 | 23% | $9,132 |
| 33 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 36 | 1% | $12,120 |
| 34 | Southwestern Oregon Community College | 36 | 5% | $16,943 |
| 35 | Central New Mexico Community College | 36 | 0% | $3,066 |
| 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 | Virginia College-Jacksonville | 32 | 8% | $18,100 |
| 40 | ECPI University | 32 | 1% | $16,819 |
| 41 | St Philip's College | 31 | 1% | $4,311 |
| 42 | Emily Griffith Technical College | 31 | 4% | $7,569 |
| 43 | El Paso Community College | 29 | 1% | $4,089 |
| 44 | Florida Technical College | 29 | 2% | $13,175 |
| 45 | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | 28 | 1% | $6,504 |
| 46 | Niagara County Community College | 27 | 3% | $6,423 |
| 47 | IVAEM College | 26 | 46% | N/A |
| 48 | San Jacinto Community College | 26 | 0% | $3,114 |
| 49 | South Texas College | 26 | 0% | $4,980 |
| 50 | College of DuPage | 25 | 0% | $5,464 |
| 51 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 24 | 1% | $7,039 |
| 52 | Monroe College | 24 | 1% | $31,278 |
| 53 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 24 | 3% | $7,286 |
| 54 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | 24 | 11% | $45,792 |
| 55 | Ponce Paramedical College Inc | 24 | 4% | N/A |
| 56 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego | 23 | 9% | $20,565 |
| 57 | NorthWest Arkansas Community College | 23 | 2% | $4,438 |
| 58 | Seattle Central College | 23 | 2% | $4,494 |
| 59 | National Louis University | 23 | 1% | $31,050 |
| 60 | ICPR Junior College-Arecibo | 22 | 18% | $9,132 |
| 61 | The Art Institute of San Antonio | 22 | 13% | $19,068 |
| 62 | The Art Institute of Indianapolis | 22 | 15% | N/A |
| 63 | Moraine Valley Community College | 22 | 1% | $5,796 |
| 64 | Macomb Community College | 22 | 1% | $5,015 |
| 65 | Virginia College-Baton Rouge | 22 | 7% | $12,586 |
| 66 | Savannah Technical College | 22 | 1% | $4,044 |
| 67 | San Diego Culinary Institute | 21 | 32% | N/A |
| 68 | Southern New Hampshire University | 21 | 0% | $51,538 |
| 69 | Travel Institute of the Pacific | 20 | 38% | N/A |
| 70 | ICPR Junior College-General Institutional | 20 | 10% | $9,132 |
| 71 | Waukesha County Technical College | 20 | 1% | $6,365 |
| 72 | College of Lake County | 20 | 1% | $5,124 |
| 73 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | 20 | 1% | $5,890 |
| 74 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 20 | 6% | $20,565 |
| 75 | Washtenaw Community College | 20 | 1% | $3,528 |
| 76 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 19 | 1% | $33,152 |
| 77 | The Art Institute of Philadelphia | 19 | 9% | N/A |
| 78 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | 19 | 1% | $5,259 |
| 79 | Lakeshore Technical College | 19 | 2% | $6,207 |
| 80 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | 18 | 2% | $7,274 |
| 81 | Saint Louis Community College | 18 | 1% | $4,315 |
| 82 | Elgin Community College | 18 | 1% | $4,679 |
| 83 | The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | 18 | 14% | N/A |
| 84 | Schoolcraft College | 17 | 1% | $5,332 |
| 85 | Bunker Hill Community College | 17 | 1% | $6,564 |
| 86 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 17 | 5% | $18,996 |
| 87 | ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez | 17 | 11% | $9,132 |
| 88 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Sacramento | 17 | 14% | N/A |
| 89 | Kirkwood Community College | 17 | 1% | $7,332 |
| 90 | Virginia College-Birmingham | 16 | 2% | $12,250 |
| 91 | Triton College | 16 | 1% | $5,610 |
| 92 | Spokane Community College | 16 | 1% | $4,681 |
| 93 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Orange County | 16 | 9% | N/A |
| 94 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design | 16 | 4% | $19,104 |
| 95 | Erie Community College | 16 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 96 | Scottsdale Community College | 16 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 97 | McHenry County College | 15 | 1% | $4,894 |
| 98 | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale | 15 | 6% | N/A |
| 99 | Hudson County Community College | 15 | 2% | $7,218 |
| 100 | William T McFatter Technical College | 14 | 2% | $2,465 |
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.