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

13 Ranked Colleges
306 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef is the 284th most popular major in the country with 4,190 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 575 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 306 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Niagara County Community College is a small public school situated in Sanborn, New York. It awarded 30 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Niagara County Community College also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $2,636 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Niagara County Community College.

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#2

Hudson County Community College

Jersey City, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hudson County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 13 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, HCCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for HCCC is $7,106 for middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Rowan College at Burlington County

Mount Laurel, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan College at Burlington County landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, RCBC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan College at Burlington County is $6,269 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sullivan County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Sullivan County Community College is located in Loch Sheldrake, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Sullivan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sullivan County Community College is $7,377 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Monroe College

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Monroe College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monroe College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $10,866 for middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Monroe College.

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#6

Atlantic Cape Community College

Mays Landing, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Atlantic Cape Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Atlantic Cape Community College is $9,016 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#4 in overall quality

Alfred State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 7 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $12,700 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Alfred State.

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#8

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#12 in overall quality

Luzerne County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Luzerne County Community College is a small school located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Luzerne County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Luzerne County Community College is $6,610 for middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, New York
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Culinary Institute of America did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Hyde Park, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 162 degrees to qualified associates’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Culinary Institute of America, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,981 for middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Culinary Institute of America.

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#9 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is $19,804 for middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Penn College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Penn College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,255 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology.

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#12

Lackawanna College

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#11 in overall quality

Lackawanna College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lackawanna College is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lackawanna College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lackawanna College is $16,635 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#13 in overall quality

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 26 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is $31,376 for middle atlantic region associate degree baking & pastry arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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