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2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$5,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,190 people earned their degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 165 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 58 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,469 and $14,548 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Moraine Valley Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Palos Hills, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MVCC also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $340 for illinois associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Moraine Valley Community College.

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#2

Elgin Community College

Elgin, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elgin Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

ECC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $2,384 for illinois associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ECC.

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#3

College of Lake County

Grayslake, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the #3 spot on the list. College of Lake County is located in Grayslake, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

College of Lake County did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend College of Lake County is $3,742 for Illinois Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 4 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SWIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend SWIC is $5,506 for illinois associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triton College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Triton College also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $4,546 for illinois associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Triton College.

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#8 in overall quality

City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Kennedy-King College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 6 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Kennedy-King College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is $5,297 for Illinois Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

McHenry County College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. McHenry County College is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

MCC also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend McHenry County College is $5,620 for Illinois Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

National Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

NLU also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend NLU is $14,178 for Illinois Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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