A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Culinary Institute of America | 760 | 52% | $48,180 |
| 2 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 503 | 18% | $50,454 |
| 3 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | 425 | 91% | N/A |
| 4 | Lake Land College | 380 | 11% | $4,470 |
| 5 | The International Culinary Center | 273 | 53% | N/A |
| 6 | Institute of Culinary Education | 252 | 48% | N/A |
| 7 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin | 196 | 75% | N/A |
| 8 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 186 | 30% | $49,740 |
| 9 | El Centro College | 184 | 12% | $3,770 |
| 10 | Baton Rouge Community College | 165 | 6% | $5,521 |
| 11 | ECPI University | 153 | 4% | $16,819 |
| 12 | Johnson & Wales University-Denver | 136 | 34% | $48,429 |
| 13 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College | 135 | 4% | $5,248 |
| 14 | City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | 127 | 17% | $5,404 |
| 15 | Trident Technical College | 121 | 5% | $6,551 |
| 16 | Institute of Technology | 112 | 15% | N/A |
| 17 | Stratford University | 111 | 15% | $15,135 |
| 18 | Johnson & Wales University-North Miami | 106 | 27% | $48,429 |
| 19 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | 101 | 4% | $5,248 |
| 20 | Helms College | 100 | 87% | $14,117 |
| 21 | St Philip's College | 93 | 4% | $4,311 |
| 22 | National Louis University | 86 | 5% | $31,050 |
| 23 | The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College | 86 | 51% | $39,938 |
| 24 | SOWELA Technical Community College | 85 | 4% | $5,385 |
| 25 | Guilford Technical Community College | 81 | 4% | $3,709 |
| 26 | Sullivan University | 80 | 6% | $29,044 |
| 27 | Arizona Culinary Institute | 80 | 100% | $26,795 |
| 28 | Texas State Technical College | 80 | 2% | $19,530 |
| 29 | Valencia College | 79 | 1% | $3,740 |
| 30 | International Culinary Center-California | 79 | 53% | N/A |
| 31 | College of Southern Nevada | 78 | 2% | $4,667 |
| 32 | Lee College | 78 | 3% | $3,543 |
| 33 | International Air and Hospitality Academy | 78 | 16% | N/A |
| 34 | New England Culinary Institute | 76 | 53% | $40,221 |
| 35 | Virginia College-Birmingham | 76 | 11% | $12,250 |
| 36 | Wake Technical Community College | 69 | 1% | $4,268 |
| 37 | Coastal Carolina Community College | 69 | 4% | $4,357 |
| 38 | Grand Rapids Community College | 67 | 3% | $4,743 |
| 39 | Ponce Paramedical College Inc | 66 | 11% | N/A |
| 40 | Metro Technology Centers | 64 | 9% | N/A |
| 41 | Miami Dade College | 63 | 1% | $4,338 |
| 42 | The Culinary School of Fort Worth | 63 | 100% | N/A |
| 43 | Pioneer Pacific College | 62 | 10% | $13,338 |
| 44 | Tarrant County College District | 62 | 1% | $3,266 |
| 45 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | 60 | 3% | $7,520 |
| 46 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton | 59 | 19% | N/A |
| 47 | Virginia College-Jacksonville | 59 | 14% | $18,100 |
| 48 | Monroe College | 58 | 2% | $31,278 |
| 49 | Des Moines Area Community College | 57 | 2% | $14,992 |
| 50 | Nicholls State University | 56 | 4% | $23,118 |
| 51 | Louisiana Culinary Institute | 56 | 90% | $17,575 |
| 52 | Henry Ford College | 55 | 4% | $4,636 |
| 53 | Brookdale Community College | 55 | 3% | $6,869 |
| 54 | Schoolcraft College | 55 | 3% | $5,332 |
| 55 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 54 | 1% | $22,208 |
| 56 | University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | 54 | 4% | $6,052 |
| 57 | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 53 | 3% | $14,325 |
| 58 | Cuyahoga Community College District | 53 | 1% | $5,136 |
| 59 | Ashland Community and Technical College | 52 | 2% | $5,248 |
| 60 | Houston Community College | 50 | 1% | $3,882 |
| 61 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 50 | 2% | $28,595 |
| 62 | The Art Institute of Houston | 50 | 17% | $19,068 |
| 63 | Virginia College-Baton Rouge | 50 | 16% | $12,586 |
| 64 | Southwestern Oregon Community College | 49 | 7% | $16,943 |
| 65 | Joliet Junior College | 48 | 2% | $5,880 |
| 66 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 48 | 5% | $24,270 |
| 67 | Atlantic Technical College | 47 | 7% | N/A |
| 68 | Platt College-OKC-Memorial | 47 | 36% | N/A |
| 69 | Virginia College-Richmond | 47 | 22% | $4,480 |
| 70 | Community College of Philadelphia | 46 | 2% | $6,542 |
| 71 | Richland Community College | 46 | 4% | $5,730 |
| 72 | Niagara County Community College | 45 | 5% | $6,423 |
| 73 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 45 | 14% | $18,996 |
| 74 | Lenoir Community College | 44 | 4% | $4,358 |
| 75 | Ozarks Technical Community College | 44 | 2% | $4,192 |
| 76 | San Diego Culinary Institute | 44 | 68% | N/A |
| 77 | Scottsdale Community College | 43 | 3% | $3,494 |
| 78 | Utah Valley University | 43 | 1% | $6,450 |
| 79 | Montgomery County Community College | 42 | 3% | $13,860 |
| 80 | William T McFatter Technical College | 42 | 6% | $2,465 |
| 81 | San Jacinto Community College | 41 | 1% | $3,114 |
| 82 | Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc | 41 | 1% | N/A |
| 83 | Academia Serrant Inc | 40 | 17% | N/A |
| 84 | Central Piedmont Community College | 39 | 1% | $4,429 |
| 85 | Southern New Hampshire University | 39 | 0% | $51,538 |
| 86 | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | 39 | 2% | $6,504 |
| 87 | College of DuPage | 39 | 1% | $5,464 |
| 88 | Schenectady County Community College | 38 | 7% | $6,144 |
| 89 | Baker College | 38 | 1% | $21,000 |
| 90 | Macomb Community College | 38 | 1% | $5,015 |
| 91 | Hudson County Community College | 37 | 4% | $7,218 |
| 92 | Sandhills Community College | 37 | 5% | $4,598 |
| 93 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | 37 | 5% | $7,274 |
| 94 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | 37 | 1% | $3,964 |
| 95 | Lawson State Community College | 37 | 5% | $14,800 |
| 96 | Greenville Technical College | 36 | 2% | $5,780 |
| 97 | Suffolk County Community College | 36 | 1% | $7,292 |
| 98 | Suncoast Technical College | 36 | 5% | N/A |
| 99 | Sheridan Technical College | 36 | 4% | N/A |
| 100 | University of Antelope Valley | 36 | 7% | N/A |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Culinary Arts/Chef Training 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.