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2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region

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Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region

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In 2020-2021, 4,322 people earned their degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, making the major the 367th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 413 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef.

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Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Escoffier - Austin is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 85 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Culinary Institute Inc landed the #2 spot on the list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the #5 spot on the list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 50 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Austin Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at El Paso Community College

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South Texas College
McAllen, Texas

South Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. South Texas College is a large public school situated in McAllen, Texas. It awarded 16 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #10, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2020-2021.

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The Art Institute of Dallas ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 5 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #11, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #14, The Art Institute of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Ai Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, New Mexico

With a ranking of #15, Navajo Technical University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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The Art Institute of Austin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The Art Institute of Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

With a ranking of #16, Del Mar College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

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Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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