by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 506 associate degrees in culinary arts/chef training during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of culinary arts/chef training 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
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 college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for culinary arts/chef training students working on their associate degree.
The culinary arts/chef training 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 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for culinary arts/chef training students seeking a an associate degree.
Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in culinary arts/chef training has to check out Madison Area Technical College. Madison College is a large public college located in the city of Madison.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Madison Area Technical College
Milwaukee Area Technical College is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in culinary arts/chef training. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Milwaukee Area Technical College
Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in culinary arts/chef training has to check out National Louis University. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from National Louis University
Any student who is interested in an associate degree in culinary arts/chef training needs to check out Fox Valley Technical College. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Fox Valley Technical College
Baker College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Owosso.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Baker College
Sinclair Community College is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Sinclair Community College
Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Grand Rapids Community College
NMC is a small public college located in the small city of Traverse City.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Northwestern Michigan College
Located in the large suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Joliet Junior College
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