2025 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in California

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 370 associate degrees in general cooking & related culinary arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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.

More Ways to Rank General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts in California

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

Top California Schools for an Associate in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

1

Riverside City College
Riverside, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Riverside City College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Riverside City College is a very large public college located in the city of Riverside.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Riverside City College

2

Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Los Angeles Trade Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general cooking & related culinary arts from Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	260	0
Nevada	185	14
Hawaii	79	111

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts is one of 11 different types of Culinary Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	94
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	21

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.