2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in general cooking and related culinary arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #115 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 82 associate degrees in general cooking and related culinary arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in general cooking and related culinary arts matters. We created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts in the Southwest Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general cooking and related culinary arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general cooking and related culinary arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general cooking and related culinary arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Students Working on Their Associate

1

Culinary Institute Inc
Houston, TX

71 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Culinary Institute Inc is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general cooking and related culinary arts. Located in the city of Houston, Culinary Institute LeNotre is a private for-profit school with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in general cooking and related culinary arts in Texas.

There were roughly 71 general cooking and related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Culinary Institute LeNotre in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, NM

5 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Navajo Technical University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general cooking and related culinary arts. Located in the rural area of Crownpoint, Navajo Tech is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 5 general cooking and related culinary arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Navajo Tech in the most recent data year.

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3

Central Arizona College
Coolidge, AZ

4 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Central Arizona College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general cooking and related culinary arts. Pinal County Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Coolidge.

There were roughly 4 general cooking and related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Pinal County Community College in the most recent data year.

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4

Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ

1 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Scottsdale Community College is a popular choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in general cooking and related culinary arts. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in general cooking and related culinary arts in Arizona.

There were approximately 1 general cooking and related culinary arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Scottsdale Community College in the most recent data year.

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4

Mohave Community College
Kingman, AZ

1 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Most Popular In AZ

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Mohave Community College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general cooking and related culinary arts. MCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Kingman. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in general cooking and related culinary arts in Arizona.

There were approximately 1 general cooking and related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general cooking and related culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	405	71
Arizona	342	5
New Mexico	254	7

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General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Culinary Arts area of study, General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	585
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	237
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	47
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	29
Institutional Food Workers	8
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant	6
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images. More about our data sources and methodologies.