A program that prepares individuals to serve under the supervision of chefs and other food service professionals as kitchen support staff and commercial food preparation workers. Includes instruction in kitchen organization and operations, sanitation and quality control, basic food preparation and cooking skills, kitchen and kitchen equipment maintenance, and quantity food measurement and monitoring.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delgado Community College | 154 | 4% | $6,079 |
| 2 | South Georgia Technical College | 77 | 6% | $7,148 |
| 3 | Central Georgia Technical College | 75 | 2% | $4,378 |
| 4 | Savannah Technical College | 63 | 2% | $4,044 |
| 5 | Southern Crescent Technical College | 49 | 2% | $5,842 |
| 6 | Atlanta Technical College | 46 | 2% | $4,120 |
| 7 | Augusta Technical College | 45 | 2% | $4,794 |
| 8 | Elgin Community College | 41 | 2% | $4,679 |
| 9 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | 39 | 3% | $20,342 |
| 10 | Joliet Junior College | 33 | 1% | $5,880 |
| 11 | Mountainland Technical College | 30 | 2% | $1,692 |
| 12 | Sinclair Community College | 28 | 0% | $3,830 |
| 13 | Fox Valley Technical College | 28 | 1% | $6,525 |
| 14 | Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center | 27 | 23% | N/A |
| 15 | West Georgia Technical College | 26 | 1% | $4,085 |
| 16 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | 26 | 1% | $4,070 |
| 17 | Columbus Technical College | 24 | 2% | $4,551 |
| 18 | Commonwealth Technical Institute | 23 | 14% | $32,145 |
| 19 | Western Technical College | 23 | 1% | $16,315 |
| 20 | Iowa Western Community College | 22 | 2% | $19,166 |
| 21 | Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | 21 | 11% | N/A |
| 22 | Cochise County Community College District | 20 | 1% | $13,903 |
| 23 | Hennepin Technical College | 20 | 1% | $7,248 |
| 24 | Jna Institute of Culinary Arts | 18 | 51% | $16,465 |
| 25 | Parkland College | 18 | 1% | $6,120 |
| 26 | Ogeechee Technical College | 17 | 1% | $3,600 |
| 27 | Chattahoochee Technical College | 17 | 1% | $3,866 |
| 28 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College | 16 | 0% | $4,298 |
| 29 | Portland Community College | 13 | 0% | $6,029 |
| 30 | Bridgerland Technical College | 13 | 2% | N/A |
| 31 | Southwestern Illinois College | 12 | 0% | $5,292 |
| 32 | Washburn Institute of Technology | 12 | 1% | $8,832 |
| 33 | Saint Paul College | 11 | 1% | $6,761 |
| 34 | ECPI University | 11 | 0% | $16,819 |
| 35 | Lanier Technical College | 10 | 0% | $4,436 |
| 36 | Gwinnett Technical College | 10 | 0% | $4,722 |
| 37 | Ogden-Weber Technical College | 9 | 1% | N/A |
| 38 | Nicolet Area Technical College | 9 | 2% | $6,004 |
| 39 | Athens Technical College | 9 | 1% | $3,698 |
| 40 | Meridian Technology Center | 8 | 2% | N/A |
| 41 | Independence Community College | 7 | 5% | $12,250 |
| 42 | Lakeshore Technical College | 7 | 1% | $6,207 |
| 43 | Waukesha County Technical College | 7 | 0% | $6,365 |
| 44 | McHenry County College | 6 | 0% | $4,894 |
| 45 | Grayson College | 6 | 1% | $13,230 |
| 46 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 5 | 0% | $7,039 |
| 47 | North Georgia Technical College | 5 | 1% | $10,331 |
| 48 | Western Technology Center | 5 | 3% | N/A |
| 49 | Coastal Pines Technical College | 5 | 0% | $3,298 |
| 50 | North Central Kansas Technical College | 3 | 1% | $16,974 |
| 51 | Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | 3 | 0% | $12,990 |
| 52 | Kaskaskia College | 3 | 0% | $5,907 |
| 53 | Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | 3 | 4% | N/A |
| 54 | Washburn University | 2 | 0% | $22,056 |
| 55 | Community College of Philadelphia | 2 | 0% | $6,542 |
| 56 | Indian River State College | 2 | 0% | $3,764 |
| 57 | Mercer County Community College | 1 | 0% | $5,626 |
| 58 | Massasoit Community College | 1 | 0% | $6,264 |
| 59 | Phoenix College | 1 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 60 | Spartanburg Community College | 1 | 0% | $5,934 |
| 61 | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1% | $8,295 |
| 62 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | 1 | 0% | $5,404 |
| 63 | Gateway Technical College | 1 | 0% | $6,414 |
| 64 | Edmonds Community College | 1 | 0% | $17,666 |
| 65 | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | 1 | 0% | $17,480 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 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.