2025 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

Ranked #38 in popularity, culinary arts/chef training is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 associate degrees in culinary arts/chef training 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 culinary arts/chef training students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of culinary arts/chef training students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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 culinary arts/chef training related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for culinary arts/chef training students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools

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 Louisiana.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Culinary Arts/Chef Training in Louisiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in culinary arts/chef training.

Top Louisiana Schools for an Associate in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

1

Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Delgado Community College is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in culinary arts/chef training. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Delgado Community College

2

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Nicholls State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in culinary arts/chef training. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in culinary arts/chef training from Nicholls State University

Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	232	8
North Carolina	231	276
Georgia	217	161
West Virginia	180	16
Tennessee	170	25
Arkansas	161	21
Virginia	158	91
Kentucky	129	80
Alabama	109	63
South Carolina	105	68

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Culinary Arts/Chef Training Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Culinary Arts area of study, Culinary Arts/Chef Training has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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