4
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
468
Associate Degrees
an associate degree in
general cooking & related culinary arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #132 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 468 associate degrees in general cooking & related culinary arts to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general cooking & related culinary arts for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general cooking & related culinary arts students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other general cooking & related culinary arts students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general cooking & related culinary arts related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general cooking & related culinary arts students working on their associate degree.
The general cooking & related culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.